High Court to Hear Same-Sex Sodomy Case
The Supreme Court will hear arguments tomorrow in Lawrence v. Texas, which experts say may be the most important case taken by the case on gay rights in the past 20 years.
The issue is whether Texas can ban same-sex sodomy between consenting adults in the privacy of their own home. Texas will argue its legislature has the authority to ban conduct it considers immoral.
The petitioners will argue that their liberty and privacy interests as guaranteed by the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause renders the Texas law illegal.
You can read more about it in today's Texas Lawyer here.
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