News :: Civil & Human Rights	
	The Supremes and Gay Rights. By Vincent Samar
	
		
			02 Jul 2003
		
		Submitted by: Alternative Press Center   Publisher: 
In These Times (7/1/03)
	 
	
		The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a landmark gay-positive decision in Lawrence v. Texas. In a 6-3 vote, the court ruled in favor of the gay petitioners, with a five to four majority supporting them on substantive due process/privacy grounds, and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor writing a concurrence on Equal Protection grounds. Vincent Samar reports.	
	
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