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| Named Person: | John Geddes Lawrence; John Geddes Lawrence |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Dale Carpenter |
| ISBN: | 0393062082 9780393062083 |
| OCLC Number: | 761383909 |
| Description: | xv, 345 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | pt. 1. Before the arrests : A crime of deep malignity ; The city and the cause ; The defendants and the troublemaker ; The department and the deputies -- pt. 2. The arrests : The intrusion ; Uncivil disobedience ; A probable explanation for an improbable case ; The homosexual status law -- pt. 3. After the arrests : From the jail to the bar ; From the gay bar to the bar ; Into the Texas courts ; The constitutional case takes shape ; The politics of law ; The constitutional mainstream ; Mismatch at the Supreme Court ; Respect for their private lives -- Sweet land of liberty. |
| Responsibility: | Dale Carpenter. |
Abstract:
A 2012 New York Times Notable Book"A real-life detective story that reveals the drama behind the scenes of a great Supreme Court victory for human rights." --Linda Greenhouse
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Dale Carpenter's Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas presents a micro-history of a Texas case that against all odds reached the Untied States Supreme Court and resulted in the constitutional abolition of anti-sodomy laws.... Living constitutionalists will look to evolving societal norms and the compulsion of precedent, including Lawrence v. Texas, to argue that the time has come to recognize a constitutional right to marry whom you will. --Don Franzen Read more...
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- Lawrence, John Geddes -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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- Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003)
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