Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice has ruled that Jalisco must respect the rights of gay couples who have married or adopted children in Mexico City.
By seven votes to four, the Supreme Court dismissed a legal challenge filed by the states of Jalisco and Baja California, who argue that because gay marriage and adoption is only legal in the capital it need not be respected elsewhere.
Their argument was based on Article 121 of the Constitution, which states: “the laws of a state shall have effect only in its own territory and therefore are not binding outside of it.”
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