Maine's top trial court has deferred a ruling on whether to uphold or overturn the Maine secretary of state's decision that former President Donald Trump is disqualified from appearing on the 2024 primary ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, also known as the "insurrection clause." Justice Michaela Murphy in Kennebec County Superior Court wrote in a 17-page decision on Wednesday that she wanted to "promote consistency and avoid voter confusion" ahead of the state's March 5 primary by declining to rule on the "unprecedented issues" that are already set to be considered in a separate case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
A judge in Maine declined to rule Wednesday, on the secretary of state's decision to remove former President Donald Trump from Maine's primary ballot, pending a decision on a similar case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
A Maine judge deferred a decision on whether former President Trump is disqualified from the state’s ballot under the 14th Amendment on Wednesday, allowing the Supreme Court to first weigh in on the extraordinary dispute. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) ruled last month that Trump was disqualified, making Maine the second state to…