ACLU challenges Nevada law criminalizing same-sex intercourse for teens

[JURIST] The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada (ACLU-NV) [advocacy website] on Thursday filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release] challenging a state law [NRS 201.195 text] criminalizing consensual sex between same-sex teenagers. The state law characterizes same-sex intercourse as a "crime against nature," and violation of the law carries a possible five-year prison sentence. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the District of Nevada [official website] on behalf of an anonymous plaintiff who was arrested...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/04/aclu-challenges-nevada-law-criminalizing-samesex-intercourse-for-teens.php

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