Lawrence v. Texas Part 2 with Marcus McCann
26 September 2024 - 1 hour 40 mins"Times can blind us to certain truths and later generations can see that laws once thought necessary and proper in fact serve only to oppress. As the Constitution endures, persons in every generation can invoke its principles in their own search for greater freedom."
— Justice Anthony Kennedy
This week, Marcus McCann brings us to the end of our story of a few good men who challenged Texas' anti-sodomy law, and ended up changing the law of the land—and we ask what becomes of the people who bring the rest of us closer to freedom.
Dale Carpenter's book Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas
Marcus' book Park Cruising: What Happens When We Wander off the Path
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