When Clinton first became Arkansas Attorney General in 1977, a new sodomy statute was passed by the State Legislature.

In New York, the state's highest court, the Court of Appeals, struck down the sodomy statute in 1980.

It became the eighth state to repeal its sodomy statute on December 22, 1972.

Historically, Kentucky's sodomy statutes had changed over time.

Pennsylvania has repealed its sodomy statutes incrementally.

On August 26, 1985, the Fifth Circuit voted 9 7 to reverse the district court and upheld the sodomy statute.

The opinion overruled Bowers v. Hardwick and implicitly invalidated similar sodomy statutes in 13 other states.

All these defendants appealed their convictions and argued that the consensual sodomy statute was unconstitutional.

Bowers's claim that Shahar's wedding would compromise her ability to enforce sodomy statutes is also off the mark.