One More Case to Keep Trump Off the Ballot Dismissed in Arizona

Published on December 6, 2023

A federal court dismissed a case arguing former President Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the Arizona primary ballot next year, based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. “Trump’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction is Granted,” U.S. District Court Judge Douglas Rayes wrote in an order filed Dec. 5. In a 12-page opinion and order, Judge Rayes noted that the civil petition filed in Arizona is one of 27 cases John Anthony Castro has filed against President Trump. The judge described the plaintiff as “ostensibly a candidate” for the Republican nomination, though Mr. Castro is mostly unknown, save for his efforts to sue President Trump, and has not made it onto national polls or any of the GOP debates....

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