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Cuccinelli denied sodomy ruling rehearingThe Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond issued an order on Monday denying a petition by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli asking the full 15-judge court to reconsider a decision by a three-judge panel last month that overturned the states sodomy law.
In an action that surprised some court observers, the order says none of the courts judges requested a poll among themselves to determine which, if any of them, favored Cuccinellis request for an en banc rehearing of the sodomy case by the courts 15 active judges and one senior judge.
Among the judges that chose not to approve a rehearing was Judge Albert Diaz, who wrote the dissent in the three-judge panels 2-1 ruling declaring Virginias Crimes Against Nature statute unconstitutional. The statute classifies sodomy between consenting adults, gay or straight, as a crime.
Its a pretty resounding rejection, said Claire Gastanaga, executive director of the ACLU of Virginia, which filed a friend of the court brief urging the three-judge panel to overturn the state sodomy law. There really wasnt any interest in doing this at all by anybody.
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Cuccinelli denied sodomy ruling rehearing (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Apr 2013
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catbyte
(34,174 posts)1. Methinks thou doest protest too much, Cooch...
RedstDem
(1,239 posts)2. i know this is serious business, but i cant help but think
this guy just aint getting any..
i know he'll have his ass handed to him running against McCauliffe.
MarcoS
(64 posts)3. I love waving goodbye to old centuries.
IMO somebody really needs to explain to Mr. Cuccinelli that the one and only difference made to the universe by disapproval of homosexuality or a homosexual orientation is to make the disapprover feel better about themselves.
tonekat
(1,805 posts)4. Coo-Coo Cuccinelli Denied Sodomy?
I'm sure if he hangs out in the right type of environment, he can do something about that.