This is not to say that such values are limitless, or that collective values such as community security or legitimate state interests such as law enforcement are ignored or sacrificed at the altar of individual freedom. (ontariocourts.ca)
«Bowers held that this was a legitimate state interest. (firstthings.com)
In an explosive dissent, which Ring includes, Scalia excoriates Kennedy for his contention that enforcement of a majority's moral beliefs does not advance any legitimate state interest. (firstthings.com)