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As the 2024 presidential election carries on, a growing number of polemic legal issues are already emerging. Multiple states have begun working to keep former President Trump off their ballots, citing the constitutional insurrection clause in the 14th Amendment's Section 3.

Unsurprisingly, Trump and his allies are fighting this, stating that Colorado and other states pursuing such action are overstepping their authority. The US Supreme Court is set to hear out those opposing the Colorado Supreme Court's action against the former president. If additional state courts take similar action, the highest court in the land will likely oversee those cases as well.

However, a recent poll reveals most Americans remain deeply unassured of the Supreme Court's ability to properly make judgment calls on these matters.

The numbers aren't great

Given certain states' contentions that Trump remains constitutionally disqualified from appearing on their 2024 election ballots, 48% of the country believes a final decision on this point needs to arrive before this November's race.

The Supreme Court will play a significant role in some of the legal challenges facing Trump's candidacy. However, just 42% of the American people feel the highest court in the nation will make the right call. 23% even admitted they have no trust in SCOTUS whatsoever.

Challenges to Trump's eligibility to appear on state ballots come as he also faces 91 felony charges across four criminal indictments. Questions are now emerging about the outcomes of these cases and how they could impact the country if Trump secures the GOP nomination and ends up formally convicted.

It's hard to say what happens next

At this point, no one can really predict what's coming down the pipeline. This includes the future rulings of SCOTUS on 2024 election cases, along with the state and federal indictments that Trump faces.

Critics of the former president are pointing to all of these issues as reasons why he should not win the GOP nomination or the White House in November. Republican contender Nikki Haley, for instance, warns that chaos follows Trump wherever he goes and Americans can't afford to deal with this.

If the Supreme Court does rule against Trump's eligibility to appear on 2024 election ballots in Colorado and/or other states, this would almost certainly mark a death knell of his presidential aspirations.