Ten years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in Lawrence v. Texas that a state could not criminalize consensual adult sexual conduct because of a belief that the conduct was immoral. It carefully limited the decision, however, noting that sex work, for example, did not fall within the scope of the liberty right being protected. Thus [...]
Sex Justice Conference 560 I have been to (far too) many conferences, but the one that wrapped up yesterday at the University of Michigan was one of the best I have ever attended. My bet is that it will mark an important new stage in advocacy on sexuality and law-related issues. The Sex and Justice [...]
Excerpts from a report by Katherine Franke on the oral argument in Alliance for Open Society International v. USAID: …[which is] a case brought by the Brennan Center challenging the 2003 Bush era regulations that required any entity receiving USAID under the Global AIDS Act to sign a pledge that “no funds made available to [...]
Ontario Superior Court Judge Susan Himel invalidated key provisions of Canada's anti-prostitution laws on the ground that they contribute to the danger faced by sex-trade workers and violate rights guaranteed under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms [the equivalent of a constitution]. At issue were prohibitions on keeping a common bawdy house, communicating [...]
According to the NY Times, a public school teacher in New York City is being treated the way gay teachers were treated 30 years ago. Her crime is not sexual orientation. but her acknowledgment that she previously worked as a prostitute. You know, there was a famous referendum, a famous Supreme Court case and, two years [...]
New York Magazine has posted its "look inside the life" article on how super rich straight men get sexual recreation. It's written as if the story is far different from what it used to be, but I have my doubts about that. Still, it seems that boom times probably expanded the reach of this adult [...]