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Only 13 of Mexico’s 31 states have modified their penal codes to reflect the court’s resolution, with Jalisco being the latest state to do so, in April 2024.
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Alejandra Marquez Guajardo, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
New York lawmakers first tried to strike the anti-adultery law 60 years ago when a legislative commission tried to cull archaic laws and modernize the state penal code.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
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Alejandra Marquez Guajardo, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
New York lawmakers first tried to strike the anti-adultery law 60 years ago when a legislative commission tried to cull archaic laws and modernize the state penal code.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Penal code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penal%20code. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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