Legal Opinion
Donald F. Baker v. Henry Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County, Texas, Etc., Danny E. Hill, 47th District Attorney
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 28, 1985No. 82-1590PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
One who performs “deviate sexual intercourse” with another person of the same sex in Texas is guilty of a misdemeanor. A homosexual sued a class of all Texas district, county, and city attorneys, challenged the constitutionality of this statute, and the State, represented by Texas’ Attorney General, intervened to defend the statute. After the district court, 553 F.Supp. 1121, held the statute unconstitutional as violating both the Texas and the United States constitutions, the State and the original class representatives declined to appeal. One class member, a…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Donald F. Baker v. Henry Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County, Texas, Etc., Danny E. Hill, 47th District AttorneyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Gay Student Services, J.M. Minton, Keith Stewart and Patricia Wooldridge v. Texas a & M UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Moore v. MoralesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- State Of Texas v. United States Department Of EnergyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Brown v. KellyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2007
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