On April 22, 2022, in Doe v. Wilson, No. 21-04108, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina entered an order adopting a joint stipulation under which the Attorney General of South Carolina agreed to remove from the South Carolina Sex Offender Registry all individuals currently registered solely for a conviction for “Buggery,” S.C. Code § 16-15-120, stemming from sodomy between consenting adults, to conform with Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 588 (2003).
See District Court Order Granting Joint Stipulation and Request for Entry of Order
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