American Government / Unit 3 Gov 118 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
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The idea
In Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) the Court first spelled out a right to privacy, striking down a law barring contraception.
In practice
The Court found the right in the penumbras of several amendments read together, not in any clause naming it.
Where people slip
An inferred right's scope rests on interpretation — later Courts can widen or narrow it.
Your place on the trail
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