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Eight of the nine justices suggested that they were open to some of the arguments made by Jonathan Mitchell, Trump's lawyer at the Supreme Court.

It's unclear how long the U.S. Supreme Court will take to issue a decision on the matter.

Justices suggested they aren’t willing to let states decide themselves if presidential candidates can be disqualified.

The Supreme Court’s ultimate decision will determine, effectively, whether Donald Trump, the expected GOP nominee for president, will be permitted on ballots nationwide. Understandably, the decision, which will have far-reaching ramifications for American democracy, is being awaited anxiously.

But most of the justices seemed skeptical that states have the ability to disqualify a presidential candidate on their own.

Both conservative and liberal justices aggressively questioned argument that Colorado was right in barring Trump

The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether former President Donald J. Trump is constitutionally ineligible to hold office again. Here’s what the debate could mean for the case’s outcome.

We are America, not Russia.

Partisan differences at the Supreme Court seemed to be set aside as conservative and liberal justices alike asserted concerns about giving states too much power over national elections.

Most of the justices seemed dubious of a single state’s claim it could remove a federal candidate from the ballot.