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Thomas didn't just single out Obergefell. He also mentioned Lawrence v Texas, which overturned sodomy laws.

And Griswold, which lets you pay for birth control with your own money. It says nothing about the public paying for it.




> Griswold

You're right -- I was thinking of more recent cases that expanded upon Griswold. Thank you for reminding me.

As I understand it, Justice Thomas's mentioning of Lawrence v. Texas and other laws "to be revisited", so to speak, were limited to the application of substantive due process in arriving at those judgments, and not necessarily to reverse the outcome of those judgments.


That's right. He just wants to take those old cases out for a spin, give 'em a tune up, kick the tires a bit. No chance he'd take away some rights that George Washington didn't put explicitly in the Constitution.




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