Constitutional Law

Read the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the following cases:

•Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186 (1986)
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=U.S.&vol=478&invol=186

•Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003)
http://supreme.jU.S.tia.com/U.S./539/558/case.html

Part II

What societal factors may have caused the U.S. Supreme Court to abandon the rule of stare decisis in the
Lawrence v. Texas and Bowers v. Hardwick cases?

Write a 5 page paper on the topic above and include the following:

•Outline the major societal arguments that influenced the U.S. Supreme Court decision in both cases and the
subsequent reversal.
•Identify specific examples to support your explanation.
•Examine some of the specific arguments used by the Justices of the Supreme Court in the majority and
dissenting opinions.
•Include any philosophical underpinning that might have influenced the thinking of the judges on the court at
the time both cases were being decided.

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