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       Friday Briefing: Will Trump Be Allowed to Hold Office Again?

       Also, Pakistan’s elections and a shake-up in Ukraine’s military leadership.

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       By Amelia Nierenberg

       Feb. 8, 2024

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       The Supreme Court Credit...Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

       Will Trump be allowed to hold office again? The Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical of arguments to kick Donald Trump off state ballots and disqualify him from holding office because of his attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

       The State Supreme Court in Colorado ruled in December that Trump’s conduct in trying to subvert the 2020 race made him ineligible to hold office. The court based its ruling on a constitutional provision that bars people who have sworn to support the Constitution and then engaged in insurrection.

       But in Washington yesterday, Supreme Court justices across the ideological spectrum expressed skepticism about several aspects of the Colorado ruling. A majority of them indicated that individual states may not disqualify national candidates unless Congress first enacts legislation. The timing of the ruling is unclear, but the court has fast-tracked the case.

       Historical context: Not since Bush v. Gore, the 2000 decision that handed the presidency to George Bush, has the court assumed such a direct role in the outcome of a presidential contest.

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       Posters for Nawaz Sharif and his political party hung in Lahore yesterday. Credit...Saiyna Bashir for The New York Times

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       Amelia Nierenberg writes the Asia Pacific Morning Briefing for The Times. More about Amelia Nierenberg

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