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Box 12

 Container

Contains 2 Results:

Arkansas, 1982

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

Comprises court records for United States of America vs. Charles Loyd Lemons, Jr. regarding a conviction of consensual sodomy. The arrest occurred in a federal park, but the criminality was based on an Arkansas statute which prohibited only same-sex sodomy. Jay Kohorn filed an amicus curiae brief in the 8th circuit court of appeal on behalf of the American Association for Personal Privacy. The case challenged the Arkansas statute on equal protection grounds.

Dates: Other: 1982

Penelope Woodside vs. Leason Leeds, 1982-1983

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Criminal court records, civil court records, correspondence, law review articles, clippings, reports, state legal codes and policies, notes, and other legal papers of Thomas F. Coleman and Jay M. Kohorn documenting their work as sexual civil liberty attorneys from 1973-1991. The records document Coleman's and Kohorn's legal work in Los Angeles and across the nation as litigators, consultants, and advocates in criminal and civil cases.

Dates: Other: 1982-1983