Lawrence v. Texas - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Lawrence V. Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Lawrence V. Texas - Broader Implications
Lambda Legal, which brought the case, hailed the decision as "a legal victory so decisive that it would change the entire landscape for t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Randy Barnett: Encyclopedia Ii - Randy Barnett - The Structure Of Liberty
Main article: The Structure of Liberty The Structure of Liberty is a book by legal theorist Randy Barnett which offers a libertarian theo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia - Zoophilia
Zoophilia (from the Greek Zoon, "animal", and Philia, "friendship" or "love") is a paraphilia, defined as an affinity or sexual attractio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2003: Encyclopedia - 2003
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the: International Year of Freshwater ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anal Sex: Encyclopedia - Anal Sex
Anal sex or anal intercourse is a commonly practiced form of human sexual behaviour in some cultures. It involves the anus and possibly ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Byron White: Encyclopedia - Byron White
Byron Raymond White (June 8, 1917 – April 15, 2002) won fame both as a speedy running back and as an associate justice of the Supreme C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Consensual Crime: Encyclopedia - Consensual Crime
A consensual or victimless crime is behavior that is considered a crime, even though all of those involved in the act give consent, and n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution: Encyclopedia - Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is one of the post-Civil War amendments and includes the Due Process and Equal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Consent Bdsm: Encyclopedia - Consent Bdsm
Consent within BDSM is an issue that attracts much attention in the field. Practitioners interests are the ensuring of appropriate consen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Age Of Consent: Encyclopedia - Age Of Consent
In criminal law, the age of consent (AOC) is the age at which a person is considered to be capable of legally giving informed consent to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cato Institute: Encyclopedia - Cato Institute
Politics series Factions Minarchism Anarcho-capitalism Paleolibertarianism Neolibertarianism Left-libertarianism Influences Austrian Scho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Incest: Encyclopedia - Incest
Incest is sexual activity or marriage between very close family members. It is a taboo, as well as a criminal offense, in most societies....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Randy Barnett: Encyclopedia Ii - Randy Barnett - Bibliography
Randy Barnett - Books. Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty (2004) The Structure of Liberty: Justice and the Ru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Randy Barnett: Encyclopedia Ii - Randy Barnett - Constitutional Theory
Barnett has also done work on the theory of the United States Constitution, culminating in his book Restoring the Lost Constitution. He a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Interpersonal Relationship: Encyclopedia - Interpersonal Relationship
This article is in need of attention. You can help Wikipedia by editing it into a better article. Please also consider changing this noti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sodomy Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Sodomy Law - Impact On Homosexuals
A common misunderstanding is that sodomy laws only target gay people. Most sodomy laws target both heterosexual and homosexual acts, incl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sodomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Sodomy - First Century Opinions
The epistle of Jude in the New Testament, however, echos the Genesis narrative and recalls mainly the sexually immoral aspects of Sodom's...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Santorum Controversy: Encyclopedia Ii - Santorum Controversy - The Statement
In the interview, when asked for his position on the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal, Santorum said that the scandal involved pri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution: Encyclopedia Ii - Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution - Citizenship And Civil Rights
The first section formally defines citizenship and requires the states to provide civil rights. Section 1. All persons born or naturaliz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sandra Day O'connor: Encyclopedia Ii - Sandra Day O'connor - Life And History
O'Connor was born in El Paso, Texas and grew up on a cattle ranch in the southeastern Arizona town of Duncan. She later wrote a book titl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oral Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - Oral Sex - Techniques
Oral sex - Fellatio. A common technique of fellatio is to take the glans of the erect penis in the mouth while rhythmically caressing t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution: Encyclopedia Ii - Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution - Citizenship And Civil Rights
The first section formally defines citizenship and requires the states to provide civil rights. Section 1. All persons born or naturaliz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Metrosexual: Encyclopedia Ii - Metrosexual - Narcissism And Changing Masculinity; The Metrosexual
Narcissism is an important element of the metrosexual concept. The metrosexual in its original form, as Simpson intended, is a person who...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Obscenity: Encyclopedia Ii - Obscenity - United States Obscenity Law
The United States has constitutional protection for freedom of speech, which is not interpreted to protect every utterance. The Supreme C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Incest: Encyclopedia Ii - Incest - History
Incest - Ancient Egypt. Some experts claim that incestuous marriages were widespread at least during part of Egyptian history, such as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Lgbt-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Lgbt-related Topics - K
k.d. lang -- Karl Gorath -- Karl Lange -- Kurt von Ruffin -- Elisar von Kupffer ... See also:List of LGBT-related topics, List of LGBT...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Landmark Decision: Encyclopedia Ii - Landmark Decision - Landmark Decisions In The United States
Landmark cases in the United States come most frequently (but not exclusively) from the United States Supreme Court. United States Courts...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Same-sex Marriage: Encyclopedia Ii - Same-sex Marriage - Current Status Of Same-sex Civil Marriage
In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, there has been a growing movement in a number of countries to regard civil-marriages as a righ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Griswold V. Connecticut: Encyclopedia Ii - Griswold V. Connecticut - The Court's Decision
The Supreme Court overturned Griswold's conviction and invalidated the Connecticut law. The majority opinion, authored by William O. Doug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election 2004 Timeline: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Presidential Election 2004 Timeline - 2004
U.S. presidential election 2004 timeline - January 2004. January 7 - George W. Bush's campaign manager Ken Mehlman announces that the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Perspectives On Zoophilia
Zoophilia - Psychological and research perspectives. DSM-III-R (APA, 1987) stated that sexual contact with animals is almost never a cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sandra Day O'connor: Encyclopedia Ii - Sandra Day O'connor - Supreme Court Jurisprudence
O'Connor was part of the federalism movement and approached each case as narrowly as possible, avoiding generalizations that might later ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laurence Tribe: Encyclopedia Ii - Laurence Tribe - Career
Professor Laurence H. Tribe is often recognized as one of the foremost constitutional law experts in the nation. He has argued before the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judicial Activism: Encyclopedia Ii - Judicial Activism - Definition
The definition of "judicial activism" is itself an intense ongoing debate. According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, judicial act...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oral Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - Oral Sex - Techniques
Oral sex - Fellatio. A common technique of fellatio is to take the glans of the erect penis in the mouth while rhythmically caressing t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights In The United States - The Movement Today
In the 21st century, defending homosexuals against anti-gay bias and gay-bashing and other forms of discrimination is a major element of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Interpersonal Relationship: Encyclopedia Ii - Interpersonal Relationship - Factors Affecting Interpersonal Relationships
The discovery or establishment of common ground between individuals is a fundamental component for enduring interpersonal relationships. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Court Cases Involving The American Civil Liberties Union: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Court Cases Involving The American Civil Liberties Union - 1920s
1925 Scopes Trial - paid for John Scopes' defense Gitlow v. New York - represented Benjamin Gitlow 1927 Whitney v. California ... S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Martin V. Ziherl: Encyclopedia Ii - Martin V. Ziherl - Background Of The Case
Muguet Martin and Kristopher Ziherl were an unmarried couple who had been in a sexually active relationship for two years when Martin's d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Same-sex Marriage In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Same-sex Marriage In The United States - Timeline
Same-sex marriage in the United States - 1971 Minnesota. The Minnesota Supreme Court rules against the contention of plaintiffs Jack Ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sodomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Sodomy - First Century Opinions
The epistle of Jude in the New Testament, however, echoes the Genesis narrative and recalls mainly the sexually immoral aspects of Sodom'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romer V. Evans: Encyclopedia Ii - Romer V. Evans - History
On November 3, 1992, Colorado voters, with a vote of 53.4 percent, enacted "Amendment 2", which read: Neither the state of Colorado, thr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Randall Terry: Encyclopedia Ii - Randall Terry - Pro-life Activist
Shortly after founding Operation Rescue (OR), Terry was first arrested in 1986 for chaining himself to a sink at an abortion clinic. OR g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Originalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Originalism - Discussion
Originalism - Philosophical underpinnings. Dissenting in Dred Scott v. Sanford [22], Justice Benjamin R. Curtis wrote: "Whether such d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Same-sex Marriage: Encyclopedia Ii - Same-sex Marriage - Controversy
The moral legitimacy of marriage between two people of the same sex hinges on how the authoritative definition of marriage is derived. If...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Equal Protection Clause: Encyclopedia Ii - Equal Protection Clause - Background
The Fourteenth Amendment was enacted in 1868, shortly after the Union victory in the American Civil War. Though the Thirteenth Amendment,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bowers V. Hardwick: Encyclopedia Ii - Bowers V. Hardwick - Decision
The issue in Bowers involved the right of privacy. Since 1965's Griswold v. Connecticut the Court had held that a right to privacy was im...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anal Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - Anal Sex - Health Issues
Unprotected sex, including anal sex, is an effective means of transmitting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). According to health-care...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Federal Marriage Amendment: Encyclopedia Ii - Federal Marriage Amendment - Campaign Issue
There is much debate about the degree to which the Federal Marriage Amendment influenced the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election. By the time...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antonin Scalia: Encyclopedia Ii - Antonin Scalia - Legal Philosophy And Approach
Scalia is considered the Court's leading proponent of constitutional originalism. He is careful to distinguish his philosophy of original...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthony Kennedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthony Kennedy - Early Life
Kennedy was born in Sacramento, California. Kennedy, a Roman Catholic, married Mary Davis, with whom he has three children. He has no rel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Byron White: Encyclopedia Ii - Byron White - Supreme Court
During his service on the high court, White wrote 994 opinions. His votes and opinions on the bench reflect an ideology that has been not...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Supremacy: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Supremacy - Christian Supremacy And Society
The idea that temporal affairs must submit to Christianity appears in the papal bull Unam sanctam of 1302. This document reasserted the C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Due Process: Encyclopedia Ii - Due Process - Due Process In The United States
The Fifth Amendment contains a guarantee of basic due process applicable only to actions of the federal government: "No person shall be.....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eisenstadt V. Baird: Encyclopedia Ii - Eisenstadt V. Baird - Result
In a 6-1 decision (Justices Rehnquist and Powell were not sworn in on time to participate in the case), the Court upheld both Baird's sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Don't Ask Don't Tell: Encyclopedia Ii - Don't Ask Don't Tell - History
In 1994 gay journalist Randy Shilts published what is considered to be a definitive history of homosexuals in the armed forces, from the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clarence Thomas: Encyclopedia Ii - Clarence Thomas - Judicial Philosophy
On the Court, Thomas has argued for an originalist or "textualist" view of the Constitution faithful to that document's text and history....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Civil Liberties Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Civil Liberties Of The United States - Freedom Of Speech
Main article: Freedom of speech in the United States Freedom of speech, protected by the First Amendment, allows people the freedom to ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Age Of Consent: Encyclopedia Ii - Age Of Consent - Ages Of Consent In Various Countries
This table is for relative comparison of the "norm" between countries only and should not be considered authoritative. See detailed infor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Same-sex Marriage In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Same-sex Marriage In The United States - Timeline
Same-sex marriage in the United States - 1971 Minnesota. The Minnesota Supreme Court rules against the contention of plaintiffs Jack Ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Don't Ask Don't Tell: Encyclopedia Ii - Don't Ask Don't Tell - History
In 1994 gay journalist Randy Shilts published what is considered to be a definitive history of homosexuals in the armed forces, from the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cato Institute: Encyclopedia Ii - Cato Institute - History
The Institute was founded in San Francisco, California in 1977 by Edward H. Crane and initially funded by Charles G. Koch. The Institute ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2003: Encyclopedia Ii - 2003 - Events
2003 - January. January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. January 1 - Pascal Couchepin becomes Pre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Perspectives On Zoophilia
Zoophilia - Psychological and research perspectives. DSM-III-R (APA, 1987) stated that sexual contact with animals is almost never a cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Consent Bdsm: Encyclopedia Ii - Consent Bdsm - Types Of Consent
Consent is a vital element in all psychological play, and consent can be granted in many ways. Some employ a written form known as a "Dun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anal Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - Anal Sex - Anal Sex Among Gay/bisexual Men And Lesbians
Historically, several cultures, such as medieval Japan and others are known to have been normative practitioners of male-male anal interc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Interpersonal Relationship: Encyclopedia Ii - Interpersonal Relationship - Factors Affecting Interpersonal Relationships
The discovery or establishment of common ground between individuals is a fundamental component for enduring interpersonal relationships. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Consensual Crime: Encyclopedia Ii - Consensual Crime - Examples
People often debate which crimes are consensual, arguing either that those involved are not in fact consenting adults, or that the crimes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Byron White: Encyclopedia Ii - Byron White - Supreme Court
During his service on the high court, White wrote 994 opinions. His votes and opinions on the bench reflect an ideology that has been not...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Due Process: Encyclopedia Ii - Due Process - Due Process In The United States
The Fifth Amendment contains a guarantee of basic due process applicable only to actions of the federal government: "No person shall be.....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Age Of Consent: Encyclopedia Ii - Age Of Consent - Ages Of Consent In Various Countries
The following is a list of ages of consent in various countries and states by region. Age of consent - Africa. Algeria: 16; same sex r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Consensual Crime: Encyclopedia Ii - Consensual Crime - Giving Consent
When discussing consensual crimes, one issue is whether the participants are capable of giving genuine consent. This may not be the case ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Books, Articles And Documentaries
Zoophilia - Academic and professional. Andrea Beetz Ph.D.: Love, Violence, and Sexuality in Relationships between Humans and Animals, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2003: Encyclopedia Ii - 2003 - Deaths
For more deaths, see: Deaths in 2003 2003 - January. January 3 - Sid Gillman, American football coach (b. 1911) January 4 - Conrad Hal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Same-sex Marriage: Encyclopedia Ii - Same-sex Marriage - Current Status Of Same-sex Civil Marriage
In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, there has been a growing movement in a number of countries to regard civil-marriages as a righ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Same-sex Marriage: Encyclopedia Ii - Same-sex Marriage - Current Status Of Same-sex Religious Marriage
Most Abrahamic religions disapprove of same-sex marriages. However, some churches and denominations support these unions. In Canada, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Same-sex Marriage: Encyclopedia Ii - Same-sex Marriage - Miscellaneous
The etiquette of addressing same-sex couples is often questioned. Some people with friends who are in a same-sex marriage are unsure as t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clarence Thomas: Encyclopedia Ii - Clarence Thomas - Personal History
Clarence Thomas was born in Pin Point, Georgia, a small community outside Savannah. His father abandoned his family when he was only a ye...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights In The United States - Gay Liberation
In the late 1960s, the more socialistic "liberation" philosophy that had started to create different factions within he civil rights, bla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Civil Liberties Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Civil Liberties Of The United States - Equal Protection
Main article: Equal protection clause Equal protection prevents the government from creating laws that are discriminatory in application ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Same-sex Marriage: Encyclopedia Ii - Same-sex Marriage - History Of Same-sex Unions
For detailed information, see History of homosexuality and Same-sex marriage timeline. Same-sex marriage - Asia. Same-gender romantic l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Supremacy: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Supremacy - Christian Supremacy Abroad
Christian supremacy as a basis for colonization appears in the papal bull Inter caetera of 1493, addressed to the royal families of Spain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights In The United States - Gay Migration
In the 1970s many gay people moved to San Francisco, where they rapidly acquired considerable political influence, including getting one ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights In The United States - Homophile Movement
Migrations to the cities following the War allowed gay communities to form in urban centers. Gay bars became more common, and the sense o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Interpersonal Relationship: Encyclopedia Ii - Interpersonal Relationship - Stages Of Relationship Formation
1) Contact: a) Uncertainty reduction - through eye contact, identification, opening disclosure, etc. b) Perceptual - notice how a person...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights In The United States - History
In the United States, several secret or semi-secret groups were formed to advance the rights of homosexuals as early as the turn of the t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Equal Protection Clause: Encyclopedia Ii - Equal Protection Clause - Brown And Its Consequences
When Earl Warren became Chief Justice in 1953, Brown had already come before the Court. While Vinson was still Chief Justice, there had b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Equal Protection Clause: Encyclopedia Ii - Equal Protection Clause - Between Plessy And Brown
Thus the Plessy majority's interpretation of the Clause stood until Brown. However, the holding of Brown was prefigured, to some extent, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clarence Thomas: Encyclopedia Ii - Clarence Thomas - Appointment
On July 8, 1991 President George H. W. Bush nominated Thomas to replace Thurgood Marshall who had recently announced his retirement.[1] M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Equal Protection Clause: Encyclopedia Ii - Equal Protection Clause - Brown And Its Consequences
When Earl Warren became Chief Justice in 1953, Brown had already come before the Court. While Vinson was still Chief Justice, there had b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Equal Protection Clause: Encyclopedia Ii - Equal Protection Clause - Post-civil War Interpretation And The Plessy Decision
The first truly landmark equal protection decision by the Supreme Court was Strauder v. West Virginia (1880). A black man convicted of mu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eisenstadt V. Baird: Encyclopedia Ii - Eisenstadt V. Baird - Case History
William Baird was charged with a felony for distributing contraceptive foams during lectures at Boston University on population control. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Don't Ask Don't Tell: Encyclopedia Ii - Don't Ask Don't Tell - Statistics
Statistics on the number of persons discharged from the military in the years since the policy was first introduced (1993) show that more...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Don't Ask Don't Tell: Encyclopedia Ii - Don't Ask Don't Tell - Military Readiness Enhancement Act
On April 5, 2005, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Republican member of the House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and Internati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Don't Ask Don't Tell: Encyclopedia Ii - Don't Ask Don't Tell - Criticism
Judith Butler (1997) argues that the ban displays a paranoid nature which conflates speech and conduct: "the statement, then, 'I am a hom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clarence Thomas: Encyclopedia Ii - Clarence Thomas - Early Career
He served as Assistant Attorney General of Missouri from 1974-1977, an attorney with Monsanto from 1977-1979 and Legislative Assistant to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anal Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - Anal Sex - Health Issues
Unprotected sex, including anal sex, is an effective means of transmitting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). According to health-care...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clarence Thomas: Encyclopedia Ii - Clarence Thomas - Heritage
Thomas comes from the Gullah/Geechee cultural region of coastal Georgia and is a member of this distinct African American ethnic group; h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Equal Protection Clause: Encyclopedia Ii - Equal Protection Clause - Discriminatory Intent Or Disparate Impact?
Another controversial area of equal protection theory—although it seems that the legal doctrine has been settled by the Supreme Courtâ€...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Same-sex Marriage: Encyclopedia Ii - Same-sex Marriage - History Of Same-sex Unions
For detailed information, see History of homosexuality and Same-sex marriage timeline. Same-sex marriage - Asia. Same-gender romantic l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Equal Protection Clause: Encyclopedia Ii - Equal Protection Clause - The Equal Protection Clause And Voting
Although the Supreme Court ruled in Nixon v. Herndon (1927) and Gomillion v. Lightfoot (1960) that the Constitution prohibited denial of ...   » Read the article