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Wednesday, the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, and made a ruling in the Prop 8 case-- California’s ban on gay marriage.
These long-awaited decisions have some important consequences for Colorado. Here to run through them is Susannah Pollvogt, a lecturer at the University of Denver, who specializes in equal protection law.