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To: LindyBill who wrote (2729)6/27/2003 1:44:36 AM
From: D. Long  Read Replies (2) of 793895
 
Definately the worst case of judicial activism in many long year. May be a Pyrric victory, as Scalia foreshadowed in his dissent that the reasoning in Kennedy's opinion may apply to striking down Roe.

CNN notes the ramifications as well:

CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said the decision appeared to strike down most laws governing private sexual conduct, but he said laws governing marriage would be unaffected. (Full story)

Laws that might be most vulnerable would be ones that govern fornication and adultery, said Diana Hassel, associate professor of law at the Roger Williams University.

And while Hassel said "only a handful" of states remain with such laws, Thursday's Supreme Court ruling establishes a benchmark in privacy that had not existed.

"This is going to carve out protection for private sexual behavior," Hassel said. "As long as it's between consenting adults, this ruling would appear to cover it."

cnn.com

This is a disastrous ruling. Bar none.

Derek
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