Dawn's Digression.
Thursday, June 26, 2003
Breaking News from ABCNEWS.com
Supreme Court Overturns Texas Sodomy Law Which Bans Sex Between Gay Couples
http://www.abcnews.go.com?cmp=EM1391
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W A S H I N G T O N, June 26—
In a 6-3 decision, and in a victory for gay rights, the Supreme Court overturned a Texas sodomy law.
In another decision, the court ruled that the government cannot retroactively erase statutes of limitations, a defeat for prosecutors trying to pursue priests accused of long-ago sex abuse.
On a 5-4 vote, the justices struck down a California law that allowed prosecutions for old sex crimes. It was challenged by a 72-year-old man accused of molesting his daughters when they were children
Dawn, 8:26 AM
