Justices, 6-3, Legalize Gay Sexual Conduct in Sweeping Reversal of.... Linda Greenhouse.
by Greenhouse, Linda; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 75Human Relations. Publisher: New York Times, 2003ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Americans -- Attitudes | Conservatism | Gay rights | Homosexuality | Privacy | Sodomy | Texas | United States Supreme Court -- Decisions -- PrivacyDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The Supreme Court issued a sweeping declaration of constitutional liberty for gay men and lesbians today [June 27, 2003], overruling a Texas sodomy law in the broadest possible terms and effectively apologizing for a contrary 1986 decision that the majority said 'demeans the lives of homosexual persons.'" (NEW YORK TIMES) This article reviews the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized gay sexual conduct, including excerpts from the majority opinion by Justice Anthony A. Kennedy and the dissent from Justice Antonin Scalia.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Justices, 6-3, Legalize Gay Sexual Conduct in Sweeping Reversal of..., June 27, 2003; pp. A1+.
"The Supreme Court issued a sweeping declaration of constitutional liberty for gay men and lesbians today [June 27, 2003], overruling a Texas sodomy law in the broadest possible terms and effectively apologizing for a contrary 1986 decision that the majority said 'demeans the lives of homosexual persons.'" (NEW YORK TIMES) This article reviews the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized gay sexual conduct, including excerpts from the majority opinion by Justice Anthony A. Kennedy and the dissent from Justice Antonin Scalia.
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