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TexasTowelie

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Fri Jan 5, 2024, 04:38 PM Jan 2024

Judge Shuts Down Attempt to Kick Donald Trump Off Ballot

A Wyoming judge has rejected a motion calling for Donald Trump to be removed from the state's 2024 presidential ballot, on the basis that he is ineligible to serve a second White House term due to the Constitution's 14th Amendment.

The ruling was given on Thursday by Albany County District Court Judge Misha Westby who decided the case was "dismissed without prejudice."

Conservative lawyer Harmeet Dhillon shared two pages from the ruling on X, formerly Twitter, writing: "Not again! Yes again...Wyoming federal judge threw yet another 14th amendment challenge out on its ear today. Bye!"

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The Wyoming case was filed against Trump and Senator Cynthia Lummis, a Republican from the state who refused to certify Joe Biden's election victory, on November 1, 2023, by Tim Newcomb, a retired attorney.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/judge-shuts-down-attempt-to-kick-donald-trump-off-ballot/ar-AA1mvCQ7

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