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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 27 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Lawrence v. Texas.

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1 Lawrence v. Texas Anchor
scotus · 2003
green “the fact that the governing majority in a state has traditionally viewed a particular practice as immoral is not a sufficient reason for upholding a law prohibiting the practice.” 13
2 Lawrence v. Texas
scotus · 2003
green “the texas statute furthers no legitimate state interest which can justify its intrusion into the personal and private life of the individual.” 12
3 Lofton v. Secretary of the Department of Children & Family Services
ca11 · 2004
green “it is a strained and ultimately incorrect reading of lawrence to interpret it to announce a new fundamental right” 2

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