How does article i section 32 of the texas constitution differ from the decision in the united states v. Windsor case?

a. Article i section 32 of the texas constitution applies to residents of the state of texas while the windsor case applies only to gay and lesbian couples on the federal level.

b. Article i section 32 overrides the windsor case since state law is supreme to federal law.

c. Article i section 32 applies to doma (the defense of marriage act) while windsor applies to state laws?

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How does article i section 32 of the texas constitution differ from the decision in the united states v. Windsor case?

a. Article i section 32 of the texas constitution applies to residents of the state of texas while the windsor case applies only to gay and lesbian couples on the federal level.

b. Article i section 32 overrides the windsor case since state law is supreme to federal law.

c. Article i section 32 applies to doma (the defense of marriage act) while windsor applies to state laws?

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Camron Montgomery · Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Article i section 32 of the texas constitution applies to residents of the state of texas while the windsor case applies only to gay and lesbian couples on the federal level.

Through the Windsor case, the United States Supreme Court established that restricting the U. S federal interpretation of "marriage" to apply only opposite-sex couples is unconstitutional. This ruling applies across the nation, while the article i section 32 of the Texas constitution, that limits the definition of marriage to only opposite-sex unions, applies only in Texas.