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Which case did Kennedy author the majority opinion in regarding same-sex sodomy laws?

  • Lawrence v. Texas

  • Romer v. Evans

  • Obergefell v. Hodges

  • United States v. Windsor

Answer

Lawrence v. Texas (2003) was a landmark Supreme Court case in which Justice Kennedy authored the majority opinion that struck down state laws criminalizing same-sex sodomy. Kennedy's opinion argued that these laws violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which protects the right to privacy and personal autonomy. The Court held that the government could not interfere with private, consensual sexual conduct between adults.
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