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| Region | New Jersey |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Sep 1, 1979 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1979, New Jersey struck down its sodomy law. US 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. |
| Sources | http://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-court https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/new_jersey.htm |
Revision History (2)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Legal since 1979.
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| Start Date | Jun 26, 2003 | Sep 1, 1979 |
| Description | US 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. | In 1979, New Jersey struck down its sodomy law. US 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. |
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| Sources | http://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-court | http://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-court https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/new_jersey.htm |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jun 26, 2003 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | US 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. |
| Sources | http://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- Date is incorrect "NJ repealed bans on sodomy in 1978, effectively legalizing homosexual activity: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"