Politics & Government

Judge To Hear Arguments As Michigan Activists Attempt To Keep Trump Off The Ballot

Arguments were scheduled to begin Thursday morning in Grand Rapids before Judge James Robert Redford.

(CBS Detroit)

November 9, 2023

A judge in Michigan is expected to hear arguments Thursday on whether Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has the authority to keep Donald Trump's name off state ballots for president.

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Activists are suing Benson in the Michigan Court of Claims to force her to keep Trump's name off ballots and to assess Trump's constitutional qualifications to serve a second term as president.

Meanwhile, attorneys for the former president are demanding that Trump's name be allowed on the 2024 Republican presidential primary ballot.

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