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My question involves civil rights in the regions of: Mississippi and Puerto Rico

In most states, the marriageable age without parental consent is 18. However, in Mississippi and Puerto Rico, the marriageable age is 21 without parental consent. Since the age of majority is now 18, as it should be imo, my question is: Would the courts construe these laws as now unconstitutional in violation of their broad interpretation of the 14 Amendment from Lawrence v. Texas?

Could someone please move this to the Marriage and Civil Unions forum? I posted it here by accident.
Actually the age of majority is NOT 18. The age of majority is something that is controlled by the states, not the federal government (despite the fact that someone can vote at age 18) and quite a few states have an older age of majority than 18. Some are 19, some are 21. I am not sure that you are correct about Missouri. Its never been noted to be a state where the age of majority is 21...and even in the one state I am award of where the age of majority is 21, it doesn't impact marriage.

In any case, there is an easy way around that if there is a state that truly will not alliow you to marry without permission before age 21. You simply get married in another state.