As SCOTUS turns right, states eye same-sex marriage protections

Carlos McKnight, of Washington, waves a flag in support of same-sex marriage outside of the Supreme Court on June 26, 2015. (Photo: Jacquelyn Martin / AP file)

Nearly seven years after the Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage the law of the land, New Jersey enacted a law Monday to protect this relatively new right throughout the Garden State. 

Prior to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in…