Appeal Court overturns ruling on buggery laws in landmark case
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March 26, 2025
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The Court of ApĀpeal has overĀturned a judge's deĀciĀsion to upĀhold a novĀel conĀstiĀtuĀtionĀal chalĀlenge over this counĀtry's hoĀmoĀphoĀbic bugĀgery and seĀriĀous inĀdeĀcenĀcy laws.
It was a split deĀciĀsion with ApĀpelĀlate Judges Nolan Bereaux and CharĀmaine PemĀberĀton sidĀing with the State's apĀpeal in the landĀmark case brought by LGBTQI+ acĀtivist JaĀson Jones.
JusĀtice of ApĀpeal Vasheist Kokaram deĀlivĀered a disĀsentĀing judgĀment supĀportĀing the iniĀtial rulĀing in the case by High Court Judge DevinĀdra RamĀperĀsad in 2018.
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