• Introduction
  • Application of the Civil Rights Act
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act
  • Equal Rights
  • Education
  • Pregnancy
  • First Amendment Rights
  • Due Process
  • Equal Protection
  • Governmental Immunity
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Employment
  • Marriage
  • Medical Issues for Gay Partners
  • Speech
  • Criminal Law
  • Right to Privacy
  • Religious Freedoms
  • Sexual Harassment

    • Criminal Law

    Previously enacted state anti-sodomy laws were declared unconstitutional by the U. S. Supreme Court in 2003. The Court ruled that the Due Process clause protects an individual's liberty in deciding matters relating to marriage, procreation, contraception, family relationships, child rearing and education. Since anti-sodomy laws violated the right to decide those matters, they are not constitutional.

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