Fasullo Kristin
Fordham Law Rev. 2009 May;77(6):2997-3043.
After the watershed 2003 U.S. Supreme Court decision Lawrence v.Texas, courts are faced with the daunting task of navigating the bounds of sexual privacy in light of Lawrence's sweeping language and unconventional structure. This Note focuses on the specific issue of state governments regulating sexual device distribution. Evaluating the substantive due process rights of sexual device retailers and users, this Note ultimately argues that the privacy interest identified in Lawrence is sufficiently broad to protect intimate decisions to engage in adult consensual sexual behavior, including the liberty to sell, purchase, and use a sexual device.
在具有分水岭意义的2003年美国最高法院“劳伦斯诉得克萨斯州”案判决之后，鉴于劳伦斯案宽泛的措辞和非常规的结构，法院面临着界定性隐私界限这一艰巨任务。本笔记聚焦于州政府对性用品销售进行监管这一具体问题。通过评估性用品零售商和使用者的实质性正当程序权利，本笔记最终认为，劳伦斯案所确认的隐私权益足够宽泛，能够保护涉及成年人双方自愿性行为的私密决定，包括销售、购买和使用性用品的自由。
