Lawrence v. Texas

2003 U.S. Supreme Court case declaring anti-sodomy laws unconstitutional
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Lawrence v. Texas

Summary

Lawrence v. Texas is a legal case[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of legal_case entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (560 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lawrence v. Texas is in the country of United States[3].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's instance of is recorded as legal case[4].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's instance of is recorded as decision of the Supreme Court of the United States[5].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's publication date is recorded as +2003-06-26T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's point in time is recorded as +2003-06-26T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01j9pl[8].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's significant event is recorded as oral argument[9].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United States[10].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's legal citation of this text is recorded as 539 U.S. 558 (2003)[11].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's legal citation of this text is recorded as 539 U.S. 558[12].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's legal citation of this text is recorded as 123 S. Ct. 2472[13].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's legal citation of this text is recorded as 156 L. Ed. 2d 508[14].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's legal citation of this text is recorded as 2003 U.S. LEXIS 5013[15].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Lawrence-v-Texas[16].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's published in is recorded as United States Reports[17].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's defendant is recorded as Texas[18].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's United States Reports ID is recorded as 539/us/558[19].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's Quora topic ID is recorded as Lawrence-V-Texas-Court-case[20].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's overrules is recorded as Bowers v. Hardwick[21].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's court is recorded as Supreme Court of the United States[22].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[23].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's majority opinion by is recorded as Anthony Kennedy[24].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's Fandom article ID is recorded as lgbt:Lawrence_v._Texas[25].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's BlackPast.org ID is recorded as african-american-history/lawrence-v-texas-2003[26].
  • Lawrence v. Texas's U.S. Supreme Court docket number is recorded as 02-102[27].

Why It Matters

Lawrence v. Texas ranks in the top 1% of legal_case entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (560 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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