Trump appeals Illinois judge’s ruling to remove him from ballot in March 19 primary

CHICAGO (CBS) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday appealed a Cook dinner County choose’s ruling to take away him from the Illinois main poll over his function within the assault on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Trump’s attorneys requested the Illinois Appellate Court docket to overturn Decide Tracie Porter’s ruling that he be kicked off Republican main ballots within the state.

Porter had put her order on maintain till Friday in anticipation of a possible attraction, however Trump’s marketing campaign can be looking for to have her resolution stayed “till the attraction is totally and eventually resolved by the Illinois Appellate Court docket, First District, the Illinois Supreme Court docket, and/or the U.S. Supreme Court docket.”

The first is on March 19.