Bowers v. Hardwick

1986 U.S. Supreme Court case upholding anti-sodomy laws (overturned in 2003)
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Bowers v. Hardwick

Summary

Bowers v. Hardwick is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of decision_of_the_supreme_court_of_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bowers v. Hardwick is in the country of United States[3].
  • Bowers v. Hardwick's instance of is recorded as decision of the Supreme Court of the United States[4].
  • Bowers v. Hardwick's publication date is recorded as +1986-06-30T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Bowers v. Hardwick's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01q228[6].
  • Bowers v. Hardwick's significant event is recorded as oral argument[7].
  • Bowers v. Hardwick's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United States[8].
  • Bowers v. Hardwick's legal citation of this text is recorded as 478 U.S. 186[9].
  • Bowers v. Hardwick's legal citation of this text is recorded as 106 S. Ct. 2841[10].
  • Bowers v. Hardwick's legal citation of this text is recorded as 92 L. Ed. 2d 140[11].
  • Bowers v. Hardwick's legal citation of this text is recorded as 1986 U.S. LEXIS 123[12].
  • Bowers v. Hardwick's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as event/Bowers-v-Hardwick[13].
  • Bowers v. Hardwick's published in is recorded as United States Reports[14].
  • Bowers v. Hardwick's has effect is recorded as Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights[15].
  • Bowers v. Hardwick's defendant is recorded as Michael Hardwick[16].
  • Bowers v. Hardwick's United States Reports ID is recorded as 478/us/186[17].
  • Bowers v. Hardwick's court is recorded as Supreme Court of the United States[18].
  • Bowers v. Hardwick's New Georgia Encyclopedia ID is recorded as government-politics/bowers-v-hardwick-1986[19].
  • Bowers v. Hardwick's majority opinion by is recorded as Byron White[20].
  • Bowers v. Hardwick's U.S. Supreme Court docket number is recorded as 85-140[21].
  • Bowers v. Hardwick's Google Scholar case ID is recorded as 14901730125647575103[22].

Why It Matters

Bowers v. Hardwick ranks in the top 4% of decision_of_the_supreme_court_of_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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  7. [9] . 2019 Supreme Court Database, Version 2019 Release 1. wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 2019 Supreme Court Database, Version 2019 Release 1. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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