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Griswold v. Connecticut , 381 U.S. 479 (1965), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects the liberty of married couples to use contraceptives without government restriction. [ 1 ]
Estelle Naomi Trebert Griswold (June 8, 1900 – August 13, 1981) was a civil rights activist and feminist most commonly known as a defendant in what became the Supreme Court case Griswold v. Connecticut , in which contraception for married couples was legalized in the state of Connecticut , setting the precedent of the right to privacy .
Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965) A Connecticut law that criminalizes the use of contraception by married couples is unconstitutional because all Americans have a constitutionally protected right to privacy. Eisenstadt v.
1965 – The Supreme Court overturns laws prohibiting married couples from using contraception (Griswold v. Connecticut). 1967 – The Supreme Court overturns laws prohibiting interracial couples from marrying (Loving v. Virginia). [3] 1969 – The first no-fault divorce law, signed by Governor Ronald Reagan, is adopted in California. [3]
Griswold v. Connecticut is a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, in which it ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects the liberty of married couples to buy and use contraceptives without government restriction. [100]
Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) struck down a contraception-related Comstock-style law in Connecticut. However, Griswold only applied to marital relationships. [96] [97] Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972) extended its holding to unmarried persons as well. [98]
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