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Of the nine justices who ruled on the 1986 case, only three remain on the court. Rehnquist was in the majority in that case -- Bowers v. Hardwick -- as was O'Connor. Stevens dissented.

O'Connor seemed to have changed her mind about her vote in the 1986 Bowers case

131 posted on 06/26/2003 7:44:03 AM PDT by george wythe
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To: george wythe
O'Connor seemed to have changed her mind about her vote in the 1986 Bowers case

She didn't. She wanted to let Bowers stand and strike the Texas law on equal protection grounds.

1,152 posted on 06/26/2003 1:45:55 PM PDT by Sandy
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