Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
The U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court struck down a law that prohibited married couples from using birth control. In so doing, the Court affirmed that the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees a right to privacy, even though it does not explicitly say so.
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August 19, 2010, 5:27 pm
