Forum Newsfront

May, 1984

Two by TwoWashington, D.C.--Despite strong objections from three Justices, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of a former policeman and policewoman who were suspended from their jobs in Amarillo, Texas, for having had a nonmarital sexual affair. The couple claimed their right of privacy was violated by detectives assigned by the chief to keep an eye on them. The chief argued that his male and female officers and trainees had "commenced pairing off two by two, not grossly unli...