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In the 2003 decision of lawrence v. texas, the u.s. supreme court did which of the following?

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Protected same-sex relationships.

Step-by-step explanation:

The court case Lawrence v. Texas overturned Texas law that punished same-sex relationships.

Texas Law

Prior to this court case, Texas has laws that criminalized consensual same-sex relationships, even in private. These laws are often referred to as "sodomy" laws. Two men Lawrence and Garner were arrested and charged with a misdemeanor under these laws.

Court Case

Lawrence appealed the charge and won. Then Texas appealed, and eventually, the case made it to United States Supreme Court. In a 6-3 decision, all Sodomy laws in Texas were deemed unconstitutional under the 14th amendment. This same ruling resulted in 13 other states removing all sodomy laws and made same-sex relationships legal in every US state.

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