Legal Opinion
Doe v. Duling
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 7, 1986No. 85-1326PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs brought suit under the pseudonyms Jane Doe and James Doe challenging the constitutionality of Virginia statutes prohibiting fornication and cohabitation. Va.Code §§ 18.2-344, 18.2-345 (1982). The district court granted both injunctive and declaratory relief on the grounds that these statutes violated plaintiffs’ rights to privacy. Doe v. Duling, 603 F.Supp. 960 (E.D. Va.1985). Plaintiffs, however, failed to show even a remote chance that they are threatened with prosecution under these provisions. To adjudge this fanciful dispute would undermine the proper…
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