context: First, it is within the power of the state to enact the Sexual Solicitation Statute. "The traditional police power of the States is defined as the authority to provide for the public health, safety, and morals, and [the U.S. Supreme Court has] upheld such a basis for legislation."
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.parenthetical: "A State has a legitimate interest in forbidding sexual acts committed in public.... "
citation_a.sentence: Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc., 501 U.S. 560, 569, 111 S.Ct. 2456, 115 L.Ed.2d 504 (1991) (holding that a “public indecency statute furthers a substantial government interest in protecting order and morality”); see, e.g., Arcara, 478 U.S. at 711, 106 S.Ct. 3172 (“A State has a legitimate interest in forbidding sexual acts committed in public.... ”).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.identifier: 501 U.S. 560, 569
citation_b.parenthetical: holding that a "public indecency statute furthers a substantial government interest in protecting order and morality"
citation_b.sentence: Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc., 501 U.S. 560, 569, 111 S.Ct. 2456, 115 L.Ed.2d 504 (1991) (holding that a “public indecency statute furthers a substantial government interest in protecting order and morality”); see, e.g., Arcara, 478 U.S. at 711, 106 S.Ct. 3172 (“A State has a legitimate interest in forbidding sexual acts committed in public.... ”).