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.
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