Dem-appointed Colorado justice says Trump ballot ban undermines 'bedrock' of America in fiery dissent

The Colorado Supreme Court's decision to ban former President Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot undermines a "bedrock principle" of American democracy, one of the court's Democrat-appointed justices wrote in a fiery dissent.

Justices Carlos Samour, Maria Berkenkotter and Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright all dissented, but Samour was particularly critical of the 4-3 ruling. Samour and Boatright were each appointed by Democratic former Gov. John Hickenlooper, while Berkenkotter was appointed by current Gov. Jared Polis, also a Democrat. 

"The decision to bar former President Donald J. Trump —...