The Minnesota Supreme Court on Thursday held a hearing on whether Trump could be blocked from the 2024 ballot.

8 Minnesota voters filed a lawsuit citing the 14th Amendment to keep Trump off the ballot. A leftist lawyer appeared before the Minnesota Supreme Court on Thursday to argue the state has the authority to block Trump from the 2024 ballot.

The legal theories are based on Section 3 of the US Constitution's 14th Amendment which states public officials who have "engaged in insurrection or rebellion against" the US may be disqualified from public office.

Trump has not been charged with engaging in insurrection or rebellion against the United States.

Five of the Minnesota Justices, four of whom are Democrats, appeared skeptical that states can decide whether Trump can appear on the 2024 ballot.

Two of the justices recused themselves from the case.

Chief Justice Natalie Hudson sharply criticized the leftist lawyer's argument and said, "This is a national matter for Congress to decide."

Justice Hudson continued, "So, should we do it even if we could do it and we can do it?" She also argued that if states had the power to block a person from the ballot it would create "chaos."

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