What is the name of the case that recast privacy as a fundamental right protected under the substantive due process of the Fourteenth Amendment?

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Dominic Patel

29 May, 04:57

What is the name of the case that recast privacy as a fundamental right protected under the substantive due process of the Fourteenth Amendment?

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Chase Campbell · Answer 1

Lawrence v. Texas

Explanation:

Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that the case being mentioned is the Lawrence v. Texas case. This case took place in 2003, during which the Court overturned a Texas anti-sodomy law as a violation of the right to privacy as well as the substantive due process of the Fourteenth Amendment. Stating that laws preventing homosexual sodomy are unconstitutional as a violation of the right to privacy.