The Nation - News from Feb. 28, 1985
Virginia laws banning unmarried men and women from living together and having sex were ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge in Richmond. “In the view of this court, the constitutional right of privacy extends to a single adult’s decision whether to engage in sexual intercourse,” U.S. District Judge Robert R. Merhige Jr. wrote in the decision.
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