To hold that the act of homosexual sodomy is somehow protected as a fundamental right would be to cast aside millennia of moral teaching.

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Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.

Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.

Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should be totally...

Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should be totally...

However, when the privilege depends solely on the broad, undifferentiated claim of public interest in...

However, when the privilege depends solely on the broad, undifferentiated claim of public interest in...

Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.

Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.

We may have lured judges into roaming at large in the constitutional field.

We may have lured judges into roaming at large in the constitutional field.

Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial...

Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial...

Respondent's expectation that his garden was protected from observation is unreasonable and is not an...

Respondent's expectation that his garden was protected from observation is unreasonable and is not an...

It is indeed an odd business that it has taken this Court nearly two centuries...

It is indeed an odd business that it has taken this Court nearly two centuries...

There can be no assumption that today's majority is ight and the Amish and others...

There can be no assumption that today's majority is ight and the Amish and others...

It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit...

It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit...

A far greater factor than abolishing poverty is the deterrent effect of swift and certain...

A far greater factor than abolishing poverty is the deterrent effect of swift and certain...

The trial of a case is a three-legged stool - a judge and two advocates.

The trial of a case is a three-legged stool - a judge and two advocates.

Doctors still retain a high degree of public confidence because they are perceived as healers....

Doctors still retain a high degree of public confidence because they are perceived as healers....

Concepts of justice must have hands and feet to carry out justice in every case...

Concepts of justice must have hands and feet to carry out justice in every case...

A far greater factor [than abolishing poverty] is the deterrent effect of swift and certain...

A far greater factor [than abolishing poverty] is the deterrent effect of swift and certain...

The trial of a case is a three legged stool: a judge and two advocates.

The trial of a case is a three legged stool: a judge and two advocates.

Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.

Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.

Analyses of others are actually expressions of our own needs and values.

Analyses of others are actually expressions of our own needs and values.

Values are not just words, values are what we live by. They're about the causes...

Values are not just words, values are what we live by. They're about the causes...

A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that...

A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that...