VA Lawsuit To Remove Trump From Ballot Dismissed By Federal Judge

A Civil Action Lawsuit, filed to Remove Trump from Presidential Primary Ballots in Virginia in 2024, has been Dismissed by a Federal Judge.

The Lawsuit was filed on Dec. 18th, 2023, by Roy Perry-Bey and Carlos Howard, claiming that Trump is “constitutionally ineligible under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment” to run for Federal Office “based on his engagement in insurrection against the United States” following the 2020 Presidential Election.

On Dec. 29th, 2023, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema issued an Opinion, Dismissing the Lawsuit because it lacked “Subject-Matter Jurisdiction.”

“Plaintiffs have totally failed to demonstrate how their alleged injuries are traceable to the conduct of defendants,” the Opinion reads.

In comparison to successful attempts to Remove Trump from State Ballots, likes Colorado and Maine, Brinkema explained that those Rulings were made based on each State’s Eelection Laws, specifically Article III of the 14th Amendment, not in Federal Court.

“Federal courts across the country have consistently held that individual citizens do not have Article III standing to challenge whether another citizen is qualified to hold public office,” the Opinion reads.

Colorado’s Supreme Court voted 4-3 to bar Trump from the State’s Republican Pprimary in March.

Maine’s Secretary-of-State, under State's Law, issued a similar Ruling a week later.

Both are On Hold, Maine is waiting for a State Supreme Court Ruling. Colorado is waiting for a Supreme Court Ruling.

The Judge’s Opinion also found that Perry-Bey and Howard, had Failed to follow Legal Procedure in a number of their Filed Motions.

“Accordingly, defendants’ motions to dismiss will be granted and the Second Amended Complaint will be dismissed,” Brinkema said.









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