COLORADO: State Supreme Court Clears Way For Marriages To Commence

Via Law Week Colorado:

This morning, the Colorado Supreme Court removed the remaining legal obstacles to same-sex marriages in Colorado. Colorado Attorney General John Suthers said in a press release, “Beginning today, Colorado’s 64 county clerks are legally required to issue licenses to same-sex couples who request them. In addition, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is required to register such marriages in the records of the State of Colorado.” Yesterday, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, the Governor’s Office and the clerks of Adams, Boulder, Denver and Jefferson counties filed joint motions to lift stays in the 10th Circuit and Colorado Supreme Court. The parties also moved to dismiss appeals of lower-court decisions in federal court as well as in Adams and Boulder counties.

The issuing of licenses has begun. (Tipped by JMG reader LuLu)