Mexican Supreme Court rules state law upholding man-woman marriage is unconstitutional
The Mexican Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the civil code of the state of Jalisco is unconstitutional because it defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, according to reports in the national media. However, pro-family activists say the fight isn’t over yet, and that state lawmakers are free to ignore the decision and maintain the civil code as it is for at least 90 more days. In a unanimous vote by a plenary assembly of all eleven ministers, the Supreme Court sought to nullify article 258 of the code, which states that “Marriage is an institution of public character and social interest, by means of which a man and a woman decide to share a state of life in search of their personal fulfillment and the foundation of a family.” The Supreme Court’s ruling came in response to a complaint by the National Commission on Human Rights ( CNDH ) which reportedly criticized the law for violating the constitution’s guarantee of the “free development of personality” as a rig...