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Lawrence and tyron garner, were in lawrence's apartment when the police, while responding to a report of a weapons disturbance, arrested the men for violating the homosexual conduct law. that mathe two men decided to challenge the constitutionality of that law and their case made its way all the way to the supreme court. that case led to the 2003 landmark ruling overturning the texas law and setting a legal precedent protecting private same-sex sexual conduct. the two plaintiffs were not active in any gay rights groups and had no past history of activism. but they decided to make a stand again...
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