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In the State v. Limon case, Kansas's Romeo and Juliet law was found to be unconstitutional because it excluded same-sex sexual conduct. Some countries other than the United States also have Romeo and Juliet laws. Ireland's 2006 law has been contested because it treats girls differently from boys. [64] [65]
Thirty U.S. states have age gap laws which make sexual activity legal if the ages of both participants are close to one another, [113] and these laws are often referred to as "Romeo and Juliet laws". [108] Other states have measures which reduce penalties if the two parties are close in age, and others provide an affirmative defense if the two ...
In a number of U.S. states, the age of consent can drop to as low as 13, although this has associated specifications, usually regarding the age of those engaging in sexual acts not surpassing a specific age difference (known in the U.S. as "Romeo and Juliet laws" and elsewhere as close-in-age exceptions [2]).
For example, in the US state of Kansas, if someone 18 or older has sex with a minor no more than four years younger, a Romeo and Juliet law limits the penalty substantially. As written, however, this law did not apply to same-sex couples, leaving them subject to higher penalties than opposite-sex couples for the same offence.
A judge on Thursday said she will throw out a lawsuit over a nude scene in the 1968 version of “Romeo and Juliet,” after finding that the film is protected by the First Amendment. The stars of ...
That promise was broken, as Romeo and Juliet contains a scene in which the then 16-year-old Hussey and 17-year-old Whiting lie naked in bed, recovering from an implied sexual act. The scene ...
State v. Limon, 280 Kan. 275, 122 P.3d 22 (2005), [1] is a Kansas Supreme Court case in which a state law allowing for lesser punishment for statutory rape convictions if the partners were of different sexes than if they were of the same sex was found unconstitutional under both the federal and Kansas state constitutions.
In most states, much more severe offenses and/or sentences exist for cases with young children, approximately under 12–13. Many states [8] include in their penal codes a "Romeo and Juliet" exception for cases where sexual activity occurs between a young adult and a minor whose ages are within a few years of each other. [9]