Sodomy laws challenged; gay activists find successes in some state courts, legislatures
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Gay rights activists are enjoying some success in their attempt through both state courts and legislatures to repeal sodomy laws. The Texas Supreme Court is reviewing Morales v. Texas, an appellate court decision which struck down the state's sodomy law. The issue is whether the Texas Constitution's privacy provisions protect gay sexual behavior. In 1992, the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the state's sodomy law in Wasson v. Kentucky. A trial court decision in MOHR v. Kelley to strike down the Michigan law was not appealed.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1993
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Boy's consent to search not valid; to Darrin Davis' relief, court says 10-year-old can't waive parents' rights
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The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that a 12-year-old was too young to consent to a search of his family's home which turned up drugs in his parents' bedroom. The child had returned home after attending a 'Just say no to drugs' workshop at school and called 911 after seeing a suspicious powder in his parents' bedroom. The court did not go quite as far as defense attorneys wished, declining to state categorically that anyone younger than 13 is too immature to consent to a search.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1993
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No forced fatherhood; state high court rules for ex-husband in frozen embryo case
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A divorced couple's fight over the fate of frozen embryos produced during their marriage is still winding its way through the courts. In Jun 1992, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that Junior Davis' constitutional right to privacy would be infringed if he were forced into fatherhood by means of embryos not yet implanted. Due to the Supreme Court's recent reluctance to intervene in state affairs, it is unlikely that the case will progress to that level.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1992
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