Speaking of sex slander.

• Position: Stateline

Watch what you say about women in Washington--at least for now. A 1909 state law makes it a misdemeanor to injure a woman's reputation by slandering her virtue or chastity. It's OK, however, to slander her if she is a "common prostitute" or if the offending words are true and were "spoken with good motives and for justifiable ends." Senators Jeanne Kohl-Welles and Debbie Regala think it's time to repeal the law because it is "terribly patronizing, and it's so outdated," said...