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Re:Major AI conference is moving to Africa in 2020 due to vi... by mikeash on Saturday November 24, 2018 @08:45AM (#18521964)
Those laws have been overturned. That they’re still on the books means nothing.
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Re:Major AI conference is moving to Africa in 2020 due to vi... by baddox on Saturday November 24, 2018 @04:52PM (#18524171)
That’s precisely the Supreme Court case I was referring to. The fact that the laws are still on the books in many states is certainly an indicator the priority those state governments give to protecting LGBT rights.
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Re:Major AI conference is moving to Africa in 2020 due to vi... by mikeash on Saturday November 24, 2018 @05:17PM (#18524250)
It means nothing. Repealing those laws would be a nice symbolic gesture but it’s also a waste of time. It’s normal to leave overturned laws on the books.
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Re:Major AI conference is moving to Africa in 2020 due to vi... by tziki on Saturday November 24, 2018 @12:03PM (#18522885)
Source?
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Re:Major AI conference is moving to Africa in 2020 due to vi... by mikeash on Saturday November 24, 2018 @12:10PM (#18522912)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_v._Texas
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