[Amicus Brief Pertaining to the Case of Baker vs. Wade, cause no. 82-1590, 1980.]

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Documents that relate to the case of Baker vs. Wade, challenging the legality of sodomy in the state of Texas, filed November 19, 1979. Documents include the Amicus Curiae Brief (newspaper clippings, letters, and petitions).

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372 p. ; various sizes, bound in a folder 29 x 23 cm.

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Texas Human Rights Foundation March 18, 1980.

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Documents that relate to the case of Baker vs. Wade, challenging the legality of sodomy in the state of Texas, filed November 19, 1979. Documents include the Amicus Curiae Brief (newspaper clippings, letters, and petitions).

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372 p. ; various sizes, bound in a folder 29 x 23 cm.

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Texas Human Rights Foundation. [Amicus Brief Pertaining to the Case of Baker vs. Wade, cause no. 82-1590, 1980.], legal document, March 18, 1980; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc304790/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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