Originally Posted by Demerara_Guy:
New York passed its own law permitting gay marriage in 2011, but the nation's highest court ruled Friday in a 5-4 decision that the right is a matter of the Constitution, and not simply state law.
NY gov orders WTC tower lit to honor same-sex marriage decision, Published June 26, 2015, FoxNews.com, Source
When regulations and other laws differ with the Constitution, in this case State laws, the Constitution always takes precedent.