Former President<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2013/07/04/us/donald-trump-fast-facts/index.html" target="_blank"> Donald Trump </a>has lost the first of several attempts to throw out a lawsuit that seeks to block him from the 2024 presidential ballot in Colorado, based on the 14th Amendment’s prohibition against insurrectionists holding public office.

Colorado District Judge Sarah Wallace this week<a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24031225-wallace-ruling-on-14th-amendment" target="_blank"> rejected Trump’s bid</a> to get the lawsuit dismissed on free-speech grounds.

 The former president still has several pending challenges against the case, which was initiated by a liberal government watchdog group. 

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Former President Donald Trump has lost the first of several attempts to throw out a lawsuit that seeks to block him from the 2024 presidential ballot in Colorado, based on the 14th Amendment’s prohibition against insurrectionists holding public office.{ai:summary}Former President Donald Trump has lost his first attempt to dismiss a lawsuit in Colorado that aims to prevent him from running for president in 2024 due to his alleged involvement in the insurrection. The lawsuit, based on the 14th Amendment, claims that insurrectionists should be prohibited from holding public office. Trump's request for dismissal on free-speech grounds was rejected by Colorado District Judge Sarah Wallace. #politics

Trump loses first of several bids to toss suit seeking to block him from Colorado ballot | CNN Politics

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