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The Oregon Supreme Court has taken a stand for legal propriety. On Friday the court declined to hear the case aimed at barring former President Donald Trump from appearing on Oregon’s primary and general election ballots, deferring instead to the U.S. Supreme Court’s forthcoming ruling on a similar matter.
The move comes amidst a nationwide campaign by Democrat groups to challenge Trump’s eligibility for office under the 14th Amendment, which prohibits anyone who has “engaged in insurrection” from holding office.
“A decision by the United States Supreme Court regarding the Fourteenth Amendment issue may resolve one or more contentions that relators make in this proceeding,” the statement read.
“Given that possibility, we deny relators’ petition for a writ of mandamus at this time, without prejudice to relators’ ability to file a new petition seeking resolution of any issue that may remain following a decision by the United States Supreme Court.”
The case in Oregon, led by Free Speech for People, a national advocacy group, sought to compel Oregon’s Secretary of State to enforce the 14th Amendment’s provisions.
However, state attorneys maintained that the authority to judge presidential candidates’ qualifications does not lie at the state level. This position aligned with the principle that the interpretation of constitutional eligibility for presidential candidates is a matter of federal concern.
The Oregon Supreme Court’s decision not to preemptively rule on this issue respects the ongoing litigation at the U.S. Supreme Court, which is set to hear arguments in a similar case from Colorado on February 8…
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