The Supreme Court debates the ineligibility of Donald Trump nine months before the presidential election. The ex-president, arch-favorite in the Republican primaries, is asking for the annulment of the Colorado court's decision.

Legal commentators argue about the validity as well as the political expediency of such a procedure. The largely unprecedented nature of the case complicates any prediction, but many experts attribute to the nine judges the temptation to find a "loophole" to keep Donald Trump on the ballots.