Laws criminalising certain sexual acts.
1There have been no recent convictions under the sodomy law, according to the latest US state department human rights report.
2Tribe hoped to convince the swing vote, Justice Lewis Powell, that the sodomy law violated the unenumerated right to privacy.
3But the court ruled that Oklahoma's forcible sodomy law, which also pertains to oral sex, did not address such cases.
4Tasmania was forced to repeal its sodomy law in 1997, after a landmark case taken to the United Nations human rights committee.
5Mr Lawrence and Mr Garner were arrested and charged with violating Texas's sodomy laws.
6This is why same sex relationships, in violation of sodomy laws, were a necessary precondition for the legalization of same sex marriage.
7Just look at the pleasure Putin took in pointing out that more than 10 US states still have sodomy laws on the books.
Translations for sodomy law