SCOTUS rejects effort to get Trump off ballot
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected efforts in Colorado to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports.
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Read the Supreme Court's opinion in the Trump ballot eligibility case
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Supreme Court keeps Trump on Colorado ballot
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