i just finished reading the full text of Lawrence v. Texas, the case that overruled Bowers v. Hardwick. several months ago, i predicted that lawrence would go the other way. then, after speaking to another lawyer friend, he convinced me that the court would strike down the texas anti-sodomy law and but avoid overruling bowers by using the equal protection clause, rather than the due process clause. wrong again, the court relied on the due process clause and overruled bowers (only o'conner went the equal protection route). its nice to be wrong
