The US Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments this week on whether Colorado can ban Donald Trump from the presidential ballot. The court in Colorado ruled last month that he was not fit to be president under the 14th amendment to the US Constitution, which bans individuals who have engaged in insurrection or rebellion from holding office.

Late on Friday the Supreme Court confirmed that it would hear the case, setting the scene for a potentially landmark legal decision that will have implications for the 2024 US election. Notre Dame election law scholar Derek T. Muller explains what’s at stake, and why the case is considered to be so momentous.

Caroline Southey

Founding Editor

US Supreme Court decision on Trump-Colorado ballot case ‘monumental’ for democracy itself, not just 2024 presidential election

Derek T. Muller, University of Notre Dame

The US Supreme Court faces a case with huge repercussions for the 2024 presidential election – and American democracy. An election law scholar explains why.

Coca-Cola in Africa: a long history full of unexpected twists and turns

Sara Byala, University of Pennsylvania

Coca-Cola has often been entangled with key political moments in Africa since its arrival in the early 1900s.