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The Colorado lower court ruled as a matter of fact he did engage in insurrection.
The lower court punted the decison on if the 14th included the office of the president, which the Colorado Supreme Court ruled it did
From what you're saying the SC would need to accept that fact, and they are only ruling on if the 14th includes the presidency
Indeed, pretty much, it would.
Unfortunately, SCOTUS hasn't exactly got the best record when it comes to staying in its lane.
Though, while I'm on the subject, Australia's High Court is much, much better than SCOTUS when it comes to the quality of jurisprudence, but it's still far from perfect. We had a highly notable case recently where they decided, in essence, "the jury was unreasonable" and overruled both the trial court and the appellate court not on a matter of law, but purely because they disagreed with the jury. So it's not an entirely uniquely American problem.
Damn, that would be infuriating
For reference, the case I was referencing was against Cardinal George Pell, the (at the time—now deceased) highest-ranking Catholic priest in Australia, and arguably third-highest-ranking member of the entire Roman Catholic Church. He was initially convicted of child sexual abuse.