With more 14th Amendment challenges to Trump expected, will US Supreme Court step in?

Amid conflicting rulings on keeping Trump off 2024 GOP primary ballots, his eligibility under Section 3 is still being challenged in more than a dozen states.

Now that Maine has joined Colorado, becoming the second state to disqualify Donald Trump from GOP primary ballots under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment -- among more than 30 that have faced calls to do so -- the U.S. Supreme Court is facing increased pressure to resolve conflicting rulings in the legal battle.

On Thursday, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced he was disqualified under the constitutional clause because of his activity surrounding the pro-Trump mob attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Her decision came just over a week after Colorado’s Supreme Court issued a similar order finding Trump ineligible.

But both Maine and Colorado’s rulings are on temporary pause, barring possible reconsideration by higher courts. The Colorado Republican Party appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court that state’s high court decision from earlier this week, and Trump’s lawyers say they will appeal as well.