![The Supreme Court's overturning of Bower's v. Hardwick provided a critical precedent for marriage equality. The Supreme Court's overturning of Bower's v. Hardwick provided a critical precedent for marriage equality.](https://compote.slate.com/images/119b12d9-e016-4194-85df-bdcef0590d72.jpg)
The Supreme Court's overturning of Bower's v. Hardwick provided a critical precedent for marriage equality.
![Michael Hardwick, defendant in the Georgia sodomy case Bowers v. Hardwick, with his lawyer Kathy Wilde, Colony Square, Atlanta, Georgia, September 7, 1986. - Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs - Georgia State University Library Digital Collections Michael Hardwick, defendant in the Georgia sodomy case Bowers v. Hardwick, with his lawyer Kathy Wilde, Colony Square, Atlanta, Georgia, September 7, 1986. - Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs - Georgia State University Library Digital Collections](https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/api/singleitem/image/ajc/4505/default.jpg)
Michael Hardwick, defendant in the Georgia sodomy case Bowers v. Hardwick, with his lawyer Kathy Wilde, Colony Square, Atlanta, Georgia, September 7, 1986. - Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs - Georgia State University Library Digital Collections
![Gays protest the Supreme Court's Bowers v. Hardwick decision in 1986, which ruled there was no constitutionally-protected right to engage in homosexual sex [636x920] : r/HistoryPorn Gays protest the Supreme Court's Bowers v. Hardwick decision in 1986, which ruled there was no constitutionally-protected right to engage in homosexual sex [636x920] : r/HistoryPorn](https://preview.redd.it/kyo3q3oz4wzy.png?auto=webp&s=9fed70846cb5f2245b2b972affd92caaa6320ab3)
Gays protest the Supreme Court's Bowers v. Hardwick decision in 1986, which ruled there was no constitutionally-protected right to engage in homosexual sex [636x920] : r/HistoryPorn
![How the Supreme Court struck down anti-sodomy laws and paved way for same-sex marriage | CNN Politics How the Supreme Court struck down anti-sodomy laws and paved way for same-sex marriage | CNN Politics](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230620130020-03-biskupic-lawrence-v-texas.jpg?c=original)
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![Bowers v. Hardwick Case brief - Timothy ODwyer Case Brief: Michael J. Bowers v. Michael Hardwick and John and Mary Doe 1. Title: Michael J. Bowers A.G. | Course Hero Bowers v. Hardwick Case brief - Timothy ODwyer Case Brief: Michael J. Bowers v. Michael Hardwick and John and Mary Doe 1. Title: Michael J. Bowers A.G. | Course Hero](https://www.coursehero.com/thumb/60/58/60588d3c07c365c99d328b05fde3f9d89171a454_180.jpg)
Bowers v. Hardwick Case brief - Timothy ODwyer Case Brief: Michael J. Bowers v. Michael Hardwick and John and Mary Doe 1. Title: Michael J. Bowers A.G. | Course Hero
![Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S.186, 106 S.Ct. 2841, 92 L.Ed.2d 140 (1986): Case Brief Summary | Quimbee Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S.186, 106 S.Ct. 2841, 92 L.Ed.2d 140 (1986): Case Brief Summary | Quimbee](https://embed-ssl.wistia.com/deliveries/5fefc0bb242974d10d2741371700f506df94aa4d.jpg?image_crop_resized=750x422)
Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S.186, 106 S.Ct. 2841, 92 L.Ed.2d 140 (1986): Case Brief Summary | Quimbee
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