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Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v.…
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Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas (originale 2012; edizione 2012)

di Dale Carpenter

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Provides a detailed legal history and examines the motives of all players involved with the landmark Supreme Court gay rights case that protected consenting adults' rights, regardless of sexual preference, in the bedroom.
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Titolo:Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas
Autori:Dale Carpenter
Info:W. W. Norton & Company (2012), Edition: 1, Hardcover, 368 pages
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Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas di Dale Carpenter (2012)

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Perhaps a book only a lawyer could enjoy, but since I fall into that category, I found Flagrant Conduct, the complete story of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Bowers v. Hardwick and found sodomy laws unconstitutional, surprisingly gripping.

The account is admittedly a slog when Carpenter rehashes arcane legal theory argued in Lawrence v. Texas, but thankfully those sections are relatively few. The account is at its strongest when talking about personalities and behind-the-scenes strategizing. The reader walks away with a much greater understanding of the significance of this landmark ruling and the people that worked to make it happen. ( )
  dono421846 | Mar 1, 2016 |


Awesome legal and social history of a historic case. ( )
  lincolnpan | Dec 31, 2014 |
A detailed and nuanced look at the Lawrence v Texas decision. A must read for anyone who wants to see what the future might hold for civil rights. ( )
  JeffreyMarks | Jul 11, 2013 |
This is an incredibly well-written book about this pivotal case. I am an attorney, so can be a little jaded with books about the law, but this one blew me away. From the inception of a very weird fact pattern (which is never completely understood - and there are so many different versions as to defy reality) all the way up to the Supreme Court, Carpenter shows many sides to this story. What I think is absolutely unbelievable, is he really did not have a political agenda. I expected this to be Republican bashing (which I always thinks demeans the point at hand) and it's not. The record is quoted from extensively, letting most of the players speak for themselves. He showed both sides to very intense arguments over equal protection, due process and "morality." We meet many brillant jurists and get to know, a bit, the U.S. Justices of that term. I learned a heck of a lot and look at some of these minor laws very differently now. But what I thought was rather bizarre is the facts (and the human beings behind them) that made it all the way up to the Supreme Court, bore little or no resemblance to what was ultimately decided and subsequently, shaped the laws in many states. Of note, the ordinace that was deemed unconstitutional is still law in Houston. Although it cannot be prosecuted due to "Lawrence v. Texas," the legislature refuses to repeal it. A sign we have come a long way ... but then, sort of haven't. Highly recommended on many levels, if you have any interest in how the judicial system(s) work, laws are shaped and what needs to happen to challenge bad law in the Courts. It is also just an exciting read, almost like a legal thriller and although I knew the outcome, I was biting my nails waiting for the decision/opinion. ( )
1 vota CarolynSchroeder | Feb 2, 2013 |
Amazingly, a bedroom arrest in Houston of two gay men leads to the overturn of Texas' sodomy law. Carpenter did extensive research for this book, which is "a real-life detective story that reveals the drama of a great Supreme Court victory for human rights."
  LeoSheppard | May 22, 2012 |
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Dale Carpenter’s “Flagrant Conduct” is a stirring and richly detailed account of Lawrence v. Texas, the momentous 2003 decision that overturned Bowers. Carpenter, who teaches at the University of Minnesota Law School, tells the story through the eyes of the major players — the plaintiffs, arresting officers, attorneys, judges and prosecutors — most of whom were interviewed at length. The result is a book that turns conventional wisdom about Lawrence on its head.
 
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