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Griswold v Connecticut. Logan Soich. Background. Involved a Connecticut law prohibiting the use of contraceptives The Supreme Court picked the case because it had to do with the “right to marital privacy”. Ruling.
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Griswold v Connecticut Logan Soich
Background • Involved a Connecticut law prohibiting the use of contraceptives • The Supreme Court picked the case because it had to do with the “right to marital privacy”
Ruling • They ruled in a 7-2 ruling the law was unconstitutional under the 9th and 14th Amendment with the due process • The basis for the ruling was that although the Constitution does not specifically mention “privacy” they believed it fell under the “emanations” of other protections
Effects • Concreted the idea of the right to privacy • Cited in several later cases, most notably Roe v Wade • Similar cases remain controversial