Analysis-Colorado ballot case adds fuel to Trump's nomination drive

A general view of the Colorado Supreme Court in Denver, Colorado, U.S., December 20, 2023, the day after the court ruled that former President Donald Trump is disqualified from serving as U.S. president and cannot appear on the primary ballot in Colorado because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The latest legal challenge to Donald Trump's campaign for a second term as president seems likely to hand the 2024 Republican frontrunner even more firepower in his quest to win his party's nomination.

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the former president was barred from its state ballot for engaging in "insurrection" due to a rarely used constitutional provision, an unprecedented decision that the conservative-led U.S. Supreme Court could overturn.