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In 1961, the American Law Institute's Model Penal Code advocated repealing sodomy laws as they applied to private, adult, consensual behavior. [note 2] A few years later the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) took its first major case in opposition to these laws, Enslin v. Walford, which was denied certiorari by the Supreme Court. [31]
In 1807, William Henry Harrison signed into law a comprehensive criminal code that included the first sodomy law for the Indiana Territory that eliminated the gender-specifics, reduced the penalty for a maximum of 1 to 5 years in prison, a fine of $100 to $500, up to 500 lashes on the back, and a permanent loss of civil rights.
Russia, [b] or the Russian Federation, [c] is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.It is the largest country in the world by land area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries.
Under certain circumstances, spreading fake news may constitute a criminal offence under the Italian penal code. [305] [306] [307] Since 2018 it is possible to report fake news directly on the Polizia di Stato website. [308] [309] The phenomenon is monitored by the DIS, supported by AISE and AISI. [310] [311] [312]