Georgia fornication law overturned

The Georgia Supreme Court overturned the state's fornication law on Monday. The Chief Justice wrote, "Our opinion simply affirms that . . . the government may not reach into the bedroom of a private residence and criminalize the private, noncommercial, consensual sexual acts of two persons legally capable of consenting to those acts." You can read the ruling in PDF. (Links snagged from How Appealing.)

Posted on Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 9:59 AM