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Supreme Court’s fast-tracked Trump ballot case is already on a tight clock

The Supreme Court’s January 5 order put Donald Trump’s Colorado ballot-disqualification fight on an accelerated schedule, setting argument for February 8. The order did not say how the justices will rule, but it ensured the eligibility fight would not drift into the spring campaign calendar.

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Supreme Court’s fast-tracked Trump ballot case is already on a tight clock

The Supreme Court’s January 5 order put Donald Trump’s Colorado ballot-disqualification fight on an accelerated schedule, setting argument for February 8. The order did not say how the justices will rule, but it ensured the eligibility fight would not drift into the spring campaign calendar.

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Supreme Court’s fast-tracked Trump ballot case is already on a tight clock

The Supreme Court’s January 5 order put Donald Trump’s Colorado ballot-disqualification fight on an accelerated schedule, setting argument for February 8. The order did not say how the justices will rule, but it ensured the eligibility fight would not drift into the spring campaign calendar.

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