In 2006, the state constitution began restricting marriage to different-sex couples. This ban was struck down in state district court on July 9, 2014, and by the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado on July 23, 2014. Furthermore, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals had already made similar rulings with respect to such bans in Utah on June 25 and Oklahoma on July 18, which are binding precedents on courts in Colorado. The Tenth Circuit rulings were stayed pending appeal; the U.S. district court ruling stay was temporary and set to expire on August 25, 2014, but was later extended. On October 6, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the Tenth Circuit cases, and the Tenth Circuit lifted its stay. On October 7, 2014, the Colorado Supreme Court and the Tenth Circuit cleared t