Entry #981: Homosexual activity in New Jersey

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RegionNew Jersey
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusLegal
Start DateJun 26, 2003
End Date(none)
DescriptionUS Supreme Court ruling issued in Lawrence v. Texas struck down all sodomy laws on the basis of privacy and liberty. The decision overturned any laws remaining in all US states which prohibited acts of sodomy.
Sourceshttp://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-court
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  • Date is incorrect "NJ repealed bans on sodomy in 1978, effectively legalizing homosexual activity: http://statelaws.findlaw.com/new-jersey-law/new-jersey-prohibited-consensual-sexual-activity-laws.html"


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Original entry
StatusLegal
Start DateJun 26, 2003
End Date(none)
DescriptionUS Supreme Court ruling issued in Lawrence v. Texas struck down all sodomy laws on the basis of privacy and liberty. The decision overturned any laws remaining in all US states which prohibited acts of sodomy.
Sourceshttp://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-court