In the 1993 movie, 'The Pelican Brief', Julia Roberts' character, Darby Shaw, discusses the Bowers vs. Hardwick case in her law class. The court ruled against the man who was arrested in his bedroom for his chosen activity. Darby disagrees with the Supreme Court ruling in that case. Since that movie was made, however, the ruling has been overturned.

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In the 1993 movie, 'The Pelican Brief', Julia Roberts' character, Darby Shaw, discusses the Bowers vs. Hardwick case in her law class. The court ruled against the man who was arrested in his bedroom for his chosen activity. Darby disagrees with the Supreme Court ruling in that case. Since that movie was made, however, the ruling has been overturned.




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