Anti-establishment progressives racked up another good night in Democratic primary contests on Tuesday, toppling seasoned office-holders in Colorado as the party continues its internal battle over how far left it can go without ruining its prospects for taking control of the U.S. Congress.
In May 1996, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a voter-passed Colorado measure that had denied gay people legal protections against discrimination. It was a landmark ruling under the U.S. Constitution’s promise of equal protection that heralded several other decisions by the court expanding LGBT rights in the decades to come.