Legal history

This legislative initiative requests the Commission to propose a Council decision to consider gender-based violence as an area of crime that meets the criteria established under Article 83(1) TFEU.

401 amendments have been tabled to the draft report and the co-rapporteurs have proposed 42 compromise amendments.

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• Based in Washington, Shepherds energy regulatory practice will focus on rulemaking proceedings, litigation, investigations and appeals.
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• Established in 1984, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Funds mission is to honor the fallen, make it safer for those who serve, and educate the public about the history of American law enforcement.
• The Memorial Fund oversees the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and the National Law Enforcement Museum, both located in Washington, DC.
• Established in 1984, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to telling the story of American law enforcement and making it safer for those who serve.
• The Museum is an initiative of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a 501(c)(3) organization.

• Anti-Sodomy Laws and Sexual Privacy // U.S. Anti-sodomy laws have been systematically utilized to oppress individuals through incarceration, denial of employment, and public shaming.
• In all American colonies the punishment for sodomy was death, a punishment that remained on the books in some states into the 19th century.
• In the early 20th century, sodomy was a felony in every state.
• Anti-sodomy laws allowed law enforcement and communities to violate individual privacy by reporting suspected sexual activity.
• This practice of community and law enforcement invading the privacy of civilians continued well into this century, when the Supreme Court ruled the remaining state anti-sodomy laws unconstitutional in Lawrence v. Texas.
• The State cannot demean their existence or control their destiny by making their private sexual conduct a crime.
• Their right to liberty under the Due Process Clause gives them the full right to engage in their conduct without intervention of the government.
• Although Lawrence invalidated state anti-sodomy laws, those laws still remain on the books in many states.
• Looking Forward // Lessons learned from the past about privacy and LGBTQ+ history can, and should, continue to shape conversations today.
• Today, connected devices and services are empowering members of the LGBTQ+ community to participate more fully online.
• Conversations around LGBTQ+ data privacy must take into account the harms of the past.