Lawrence v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 2003-06-26

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*562 Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court. Liberty protects the person from unwarranted government intrusions into a dwelling or other private places. In our tradition the State is not omnipresent in the home. And there are other spheres of our lives and existence, outside the home, where the State should not be a dominant presence. Freedom…

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