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Kennedy, Anthony, 1936-? "Lawrence et al v. Texas"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09869 Author/Creator: Kennedy, Anthony, 1936-? Place Written: Texas Type: Printed document signed Date: 2003 Pagination: 52 p. : Height: 23.1 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

One printed copy of Supreme Court case, "Lawrence et al v. Texas" dated 2003. It was ruled that two homosexual adults could privately engage in consensual sex and criminalization would be unconstitutional. Signed by author of the ruling, Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Kennedy, Anthony, 1936-
Lawrence, John Geddes Jr., 1943-2011
Garner, Tyron, 1967-2006

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