Read the full Colorado Supreme Court opinion barring Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary

The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday ruled former President Donald Trump ineligible for the state's March 5 presidential primary election, setting the stage for a a fight that's likely to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Colorado's highest court voted 4-3 to become the first court in the nation to find that the former president disqualified himself from a second term by attempting to overturn President Joe Biden's victory in 2020.

"President Trump is disqualified from holding the office of president," the state court wrote in an unsigned opinion. "Because he is disqualified, it would be a wrongful act under the election code for the secretary to list him as a candidate on the presidential primary ballot."

The court announced that it would stay the ruling until early January, giving Trump time to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Colorado court's opinion was delivered across 25 pages, ruling that Trump incited an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, when his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. You can read the full opinion below.

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