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Maine's top election official asks state supreme court to review Trump ballot eligibility decision

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 2 developments

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said the appeal to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ensures it has "the opportunity to weigh in now, before ballots are counted."

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  1. Maine judge delays decision on removing Trump from ballot until Supreme Court rules in Colorado case

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  2. Newest

    Maine's top election official asks state supreme court to review Trump ballot eligibility decision

    Headline from CBS News ·

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57 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Boston Globe

    Maine judge delays decision on removing Trump from ballot until Supreme Court rules in Colorado case (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    A Maine judge has paused an election official’s decision on former president Donald Trump’s ballot status to allow time for the US Supreme Court to rule on a similar case in Colorado.

  2. NBC4 Washington

    Decision on Trump's place on Maine ballots delayed until Supreme Court decides Colo. case (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    A Maine judge on Wednesday put on hold a decision on former President Donald Trump’s ballot status to allow time for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a similar case in Colorado.

  3. New York Times

    Maine Judge Suspends Decision to Exclude Trump From Primary Ballot (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The judge sent the matter back to Maine’s secretary of state, ordering her to modify, withdraw or confirm her ruling after the Supreme Court rules on a similar case out of Colorado.

  4. Forbes

    Maine Judge Delays Ruling On Trump’s Eligibility (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The Supreme Court’s decision on the Colorado case will determine whether the former president is eligible to be placed on the state’s presidential ballot.

  5. WSVN Miami

    Maine judge delays decision on removing Trump from ballot until Supreme Court rules in Colorado case - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine judge on Wednesday paused an election official’s decision on former President Donald Trump’s ballot status to allow time for

  6. NPR

    Maine court puts decision barring Trump from the state's primary ballot on hold (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The Maine Superior Court has sent back the secretary of state's decision to remove Donald Trump from the presidential primary ballot. The court says it's waiting on the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in.

  7. Voice of America

    Maine Court Puts Trump Ballot Decision on Hold Until After US Supreme Court Acts (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Oral arguments in the case are scheduled for February 8

  8. Kokomo Tribune

    Maine judge delays decision on removing Trump from ballot until the US Supreme Court rules on a similar case in Colorado (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Maine judge delays decision on removing Trump from ballot until the US Supreme Court rules on a similar case in Colorado.

  9. Hot Air

    New: Maine Court Orders Trump Back on Ballot Pending SCOTUS Decision (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    The Maine Superior Court on Wednesday cleared the way for former President Donald Trump to appear on the state’s Republican presidential primary ballot for now, sending a dispute over his eligib...

  10. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Maine judge defers decision on Trump ballot question until Supreme Court rules (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A Maine judge on Wednesday told state election officials to wait for the US Supreme Court to rule on Donald Trump’s eligibility for the 2024 presidential ballot. Trump asked the judge to overturn a prior decision that removed him from the Maine ballot, but the judge de…

  11. Fox10 Phoenix

    Trump's state ballot status put on hold by Maine judge (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    A Maine judge has put on hold a decision on former President Donald Trump’s ballot status to allow time for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a similar case in Colorado.

  12. Fox News

    Maine Superior Court issues a stay on state's decision to bar Trump from primary ballot (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Maine Superior Court issued a stay of the Secretary of State’s decision to remove former President Trump from the state's Republican primary ballot pending a decision from the United States Supreme Court.

  13. Politico

    Maine judge pauses decision removing Trump from ballot until Supreme Court rules in Colorado case (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    In her decision, the judge said that the issues raised in the Maine case mirror the issues raised in the Colorado case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

  14. Bangor Daily News

    Maine judge puts Shenna Bellows’ Donald Trump decision on hold until high court rules (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    Bellows, a Democrat, had made Maine one of two states after Colorado to bar the former president from the March 5 primary ballot.

  15. The Guardian

    Maine judge delays Trump ballot decision until US supreme court ruling (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Judge says outcome of ex-president’s appeal depends on ruling by US supreme court on similar effort in Colorado

  16. Washington Post

    Maine court puts hold on one of Trump’s primary ballot cases (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    Maine’s secretary of state had ruled last month that Donald Trump was an insurrectionist who is not eligible to hold office again. The Supreme Court is already reviewing the issue in a separate case out of Colorado.

  17. WHDH Boston

    Maine judge delays decision on removing Trump from ballot until Supreme Court rules in Colorado case - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine judge on Wednesday put on hold a decision on former President Donald Trump’s ballot status to allow time for the U.S.

  18. UPI

    Maine judge declines ruling on Trump ballot case, pending U.S. Supreme Court decision (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A judge in Maine declined to rule Wednesday, on the secretary of state's decision to remove former President Donald Trump from Maine's primary ballot, pending a decision on a similar case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

  19. Portland Press Herald

    Maine judge puts Trump ballot access case on hold while Supreme Court case is pending (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The U.S. Supreme Court will soon consider an appeal in a similar case in Colorado and that court's decision is widely expected to determine the outcome in Maine, too.

  20. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Maine holds decision on Trump ballot status (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    A Maine judge on Wednesday put on hold a decision on former President Donald Trump's ballot status to allow time for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a similar case in Colorado.

  21. CBS News

    Maine's top election official asks state supreme court to review Trump ballot eligibility decision (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said the appeal to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ensures it has "the opportunity to weigh in now, before ballots are counted."

  22. Portland Press Herald

    Maine Secretary of State asks state supreme court to review Trump ballot decision (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Bellows had previously ruled that former President Trump was disqualified from the Maine Republican primary ballot.

  23. The Republic

    Maine's top election official appeals the ruling that delayed a decision on Trump's ballot status (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s secretary of state is appealing a judge’s ruling that put on hold her decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a similar case in Colorado.

  24. Politico

    Maine’s top election official seeks state Supreme Court review of decision to remove Trump from ballot (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    The appeal comes as a similar case from Colorado is pending at the U.S. Supreme Court.

  25. The Boston Globe

    Maine’s Secretary of State appeals ruling that paused removal of Trump from GOP primary ballot (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Friday appealed a state judge’s ruling that paused her decision to remove former president Donald J. Trump from the state’s primary ballot.

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