Via
rydra_wong and
synecdochic: The Rules: Post info about ONE Supreme Court decision, modern or historic to your lj. (Any decision, as long as it's not Roe v. Wade.) For those who see this on your f-list, take the meme to your OWN lj to spread the fun.
(First public appearance is with
dakiwiboid, and, uh,
vaguely partisan. *snicker*)
Lawrence vs Texas. 2003. In the 6-3 ruling, the justices struck down the sodomy law in Texas.
The first thing that actually came to mind was
the Scopes Trial (most commonly known as the Scopes Monkey Trial), but that was not a Supreme Court case.