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Unless those rulings have since been overturned, they are still precedent and therefore relevant. They don’t just expire.

For example, the judges involved in the “cash for kids” scandal had their rulings reviewed using a rule established in the 18th century:

> Acting under a rarely used power established in 1722 and reserved for extraordinary circumstances, known as "King's Bench jurisdiction",[58] the Pennsylvania Supreme Court appointed Senior Judge Arthur Grim of the Berks County Court of Common Pleas as special master to review all juvenile cases handled by Ciavarella

They don't have to be directly overturned--I can't imagine that many judges are still ordering people involuntarily sterilized. All you need are other precedents or laws for something like, say, bodily autonomy ("my body my choice") that's sufficiently persuasive.

I really can't imagine those rulings happening today. Did you know? In May 2020, Maryland passed into law a repeal of the crime of sodomy, effective October 1st, 2020.

And there are plenty of similar laws still on the books even now:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodomy_laws_in_the_United_Stat...

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