From Gay Rights and American Law:

“Even though [consensual sodomy statutes] typically are unenforced, they nonetheless helped predict 8.5 percent more negative judicial action on homosexual civil rights claims than in states without the laws.” (Page 145)

I.         The Constitutionality of Consensual Sodomy and Related Solicitation Statutes and Their Enforcement Against Gay People

            A.        Sodomy

                        Hardwick v. Bowers, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1985

                        Bowers v. Hardwick, U.S. Supreme Court, 1986

                        Commonwealth v. Wasson, Kentucky Supreme Court, 1992

                        Powell v. State, Georgia Supreme Court, 1998

                        Lawrence v. Texas, U.S. Supreme Court, 2003

                        State v. Limon, Kansas Court of Appeals, 2004

            B.        Solicitation

                        People v. Uplinger, New York Court of Appeals, 1983

                        Baluyut v. Superior Court, California Court of Appeal, 1995

                        Sawatzky v. City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, 1995

                        Christensen v. State, Georgia Supreme Court, 1996

                        State of Ohio Metroparks v. Lasher, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1999