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Prostitution
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Nashville Criminal Law Report
A Novel Defense to Patronizing Prostitution Charges
By Rob McKinney
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is back in the news. Strauss-Kahn gave a statement a recent statement about wanting to be "left in peace". Then , his lawyer declared his defense to…
Morristown New Jersey Criminal Law Post
Morris County Spa Busted for Prostitution
A 54-year-old woman who works for VIP Spa on Route 10 East was arrested and charged with prostitution last week after a successful undercover police operation. According to the NJ.com…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
The Confiscation and Use of Condoms As Evidence Against Sex Workers
The New York Times Op-Ed: Distributing, Then Confiscating, Condoms, by Megan McLemore:I MET her at 2 a.m. on a cold and windy morning in Washington, when she ran over to…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Sex Offender Status, Solicitation for the Crime Against Nature, and Louisiana’s Statute Held Unconstitutional
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
As we previously discussed, despite Lawrence v. Texas (2003), Louisiana has had a rather unique scheme in its criminalization of commercial sex. In his opinion in Doe v. Jindhal, federal district…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Ontario Court of Appeal on the Constitutionality of Criminalizing Prostitution
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
In a much anticipated decision, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has just rendered its opinion in Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, 2012 ONCA 186 regarding constitutional challenges to commercial sex.Note…
The Right Coast
Rush Limbaugh unfair to prostitutes Tom Smith
I'm of two minds about prostitution. On the one hand, selling sex for money has got to be one of the oldest forms of commerce, probably engaged in by non-human…
Nashville Criminal Law Report
New Tactic in Patronizing Prostitution Cases In Nashville
By Rob McKinney
It is not official but there may be a new tactic in how Metro Nashville police are handling patronizing prostitution cases in Nashville, Tennessee. Over the weekend , a prominent…
Sentencing Law and Policy
For those eager to have fun with Friday issue-spotting…
Main February 3, 2012For those eager to have fun with Friday issue-spotting...I cannot resist blogging about a recent state sentencing in a case that reads more like a law professor's…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Increasing Demand for Prostitution
Newsweek: The John Next Door, by Leslie Bennetts:The men who buy sex are your neighbors and colleagues. A new study reveals how the burgeoning demand for porn and prostitutes is…
The Faculty Lounge
Is a Paid Date Prostitution?
"Everyone Has a Price What's Yours?" That's the slogan of What's Your Price, an internet dating site where self-classified "generous" people (i.e., those interested in paying for a date) can…