Trump to remain on Colorado ballot

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The US Supreme Court has struck down Colorado's move to bar Donald Trump from its presidential primary.
Colorado's top court removed the former president from its ballot in December, citing the 14th Amendment, which bans insurrectionists from running for office.
But Supreme Court justices were sceptical of the move at a hearing on the 8th of February, and accused the state of overstepping its authority. On Tuesday (NZ time), they decided Trump will remain on the ballot.
It means Trump can run in the primary on Wednesday (NZ time), a day on which he could all but seal the Republican nomination.
US Correspondent Simon Marks spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.