Case of Charles and Maggie Is Lesson in Constitutional Law

Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › February 19, 2005

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In a week awash with the sentiments of St. Valentine, it may seem unseemly to comment upon a recent opinion in the Supreme Court of Virginia. The case, alas, had nothing to do with sentiment. As M. Chirac is wont to say, au contraire.

The case involved a suit brought by Maggie against her lover Charles. I have changed the litigants' names to protect the infected. The case number is 040804, decided by unanimous opinion on Jan. 14. Justice Elizabeth B. Lacy spoke for the Virginia court.

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Case of Charles and Maggie Is Lesson in Constitutional Law

The facts are not seriously in dispute. Charles and Maggie, unmarried adults, entered into an intimate relationship in October 2001. For many months they engaged in "unprotected sexual conduct." That relati...

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