In his Philadelphia Inquirer op-ed piece, “Commentary: Sex, the Constitution, and standing up for core values,” University of Chicago Law School professor Geoffrey R. Stone examines how American law has called into question the constitutionality of government regulations of sexual-related behavior.
An excerpt:
At first blush, it might seem a bit of a puzzle that constitutional law has come to play such a central role in shaping our debates over these questions. Nothing in our Constitution expressly guarantees a right to sexual freedom. Supreme Court justices from almost any prior era in American history would no doubt be surprised to learn of the role the court and our Constitution have come to play in our contemporary disputes - some call them "culture wars" - over such issues as obscenity, contraception, abortion, sodomy, and same-sex marriage.
Professor Stone will also be discussing this topic on March 31 at the National Constitution Center.
Read the full article here.