Colorado Supreme Court justices on Wednesday sharply questioned whether they could exclude President Donald Trump from the ballot in a case that seeks to upend his bid for a second term by claiming the Constitution's insurrection clause bars him from another run for the White House.

The Colorado Supreme Court heard appeals Wednesday in a 14th Amendment challenge to former President Donald Trump's candidacy. Follow here for the latest live news updates.

Former President Donald Trump has attended the trial eight times and testified on Nov. 6. He is also expected to be the final defense witness next week.

Former President Donald Trump has received another favorable ruling in a ballot challenge lawsuit, this time from a judge appointed by his Democrat predecessor, Barack Obama. Trump is currently the favorite to secure the 2024 GOP presidential nomination by a wide margin as he mounts an attempt to retake the White House.

A district court judge ruled last month that the 14th Amendment barred insurrectionists from every office except the nation’s highest. “How is that not absurd?” one justice asked of that notion.