| Description |
xiii, 214 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Landmark law cases & American society |
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Landmark law cases & American society.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p.193-203) and index. |
| Contents |
Breaking the silence -- The constitutional right to privacy : contraception -- The constitutional right to privacy : abortion -- Bowers v. Hardwick : background, briefs, and oral arguments -- Bowers v. Hardwick : the debate among the justices, Justice Powell's shift, and the opinions of the Court -- Between Bowers and Lawrence -- Lawrence v. Texas : background, briefs, and oral arguments -- Lawrence v. Texas : opinions of the Court -- After Lawrence : decriminalization of other sexual offenses and the case for same-sex marriage -- A concluding perspective on landmark cases in American constitutional law. |
| Subject |
Sodomy -- United States -- Cases.
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Privacy, Right of -- United States -- Cases.
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| ISBN |
9780700616367 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0700616365 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780700616374 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0700616373 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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