27 states file an amicus brief in Supreme Court to keep Trump on the Colorado ballot --The Supreme Court is set to hear the arguments for the brief on Feb. 8. | 6 Jan 2024 | Twenty-seven states have filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, urging the court to keep former President Donald Trump on the Colorado ballot. The brief can be read here. Attorneys general in the states of West Virginia, Indiana and multiple other states argued in the filing that declaring Trump an "insurrectionist" under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution would have "vast consequences that reach far beyond Colorado."The Supreme Court is set to hear the arguments for the brief on Feb. 8, according to Fox News.