Events tagged with "lawrence v texas"

Historical Events tagged with "lawrence v texas"

Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.

Supreme Court Deems Sodomy Laws Unconstitutional

June 26th, 2003 21 years ago

In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state laws criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual activity are unconstitutional. The case arose from an incident in Houston, Texas, where two men were arrested for engaging in consensual sexual acts. The ruling overturned the Court's previous decision in Bowers v. Hardwick, leading to significant advancements for LGBTQ+ rights in the United States.