What to know about the Colorado Supreme Court's Trump ruling, and what happens next

Washington — An unprecedented ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court that bans former President Donald Trump from the state's 2024 ballot is unlikely to be the final word on the matter. 

The court put its ruling on hold until Jan. 4, anticipating that Trump would appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, setting up a showdown to decide whether the Republican presidential front-runner can remain in the race just as primaries begin in early states.