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Griswold v. Connecticut
United States Supreme Court
Key Holding
A state law prohibiting the use of contraceptives by married couples violates a constitutional right to marital privacy found in the penumbras of the Bill of Rights.
Case Summary
Griswold v. Connecticut recognized a constitutional right to privacy not expressly stated in the Constitution, finding that various provisions of the Bill of Rights create penumbral zones of privacy that protect married couples's decisions about contraception.