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 (3,137 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 was released on June 26, 2003[6].
- Lawrence v. Texas occurred on June 26, 2003[7].
- Lawrence v. Texas's significant event is recorded as oral argument[8].
- Lawrence v. Texas's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United States[9].
- Lawrence v. Texas's legal citation of this text is recorded as 539 U.S. 558 (2003)[10].
- Lawrence v. Texas's legal citation of this text is recorded as 539 U.S. 558[11].
- Lawrence v. Texas's legal citation of this text is recorded as 123 S. Ct. 2472[12].
- Lawrence v. Texas's legal citation of this text is recorded as 156 L. Ed. 2d 508[13].
- Lawrence v. Texas's legal citation of this text is recorded as 2003 U.S. LEXIS 5013[14].
- Lawrence v. Texas's published in is recorded as United States Reports[15].
- Lawrence v. Texas's defendant is recorded as Texas[16].
- Lawrence v. Texas's overrules is recorded as Bowers v. Hardwick[17].
- Lawrence v. Texas's court is recorded as Supreme Court of the United States[18].
- Lawrence v. Texas's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[19].
- Lawrence v. Texas's majority opinion by is recorded as Anthony Kennedy[20].
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When and Where
Lawrence v. Texas occurred on June 26, 2003[7]. It is in the country of United States[3].
Context
Recorded instance of include legal case[4] and decision of the Supreme Court of the United States[5].
Why It Matters
Lawrence v. Texas ranks in the top 1% of legal_case entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,137 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]