MacDonald v. Johnson Archives - Cockle Legal Briefs

The New York Times Covers MacDonald v. Johnson

Last week I wrote about a case that Cockle Contributor Jacob Huebert and I are involved with that is before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case involves a Lawrence v. Texas/due process challenge to the application of a state sodomy statute. Today, Adam Liptak at the New York Times continues the discussion--the article is entitled, "A Place on [...]

An Illogical Treatment Of Sex

Shon R. Hopwood2019-03-18T18:48:09-05:00January 3rd, 2011|Tags: 10-852, Allison Harnack, Ann Marie Hopwood, Jacob Huebert, Lawrence v. Texas, MacDonald v. Johnson, right to sexual privacy, sodomy|

Last week, CockleBur contributor Jacob Huebert filed a petition for writ of certiorari in MacDonald v. Johnson. [By way of full disclosure, the Petitioner’s wife contacted me several months ago about assisting her with the Supreme Court filing, and I in turn reached out to Jacob who, fortunately for the MacDonalds, took the case on a pro bono basis.] In the petition, we ask for the Court’s review in part because the Commonwealth of Virginia continues a practice of randomly enforcing its sodomy statue.