| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Griswold v. Connecticut |
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| case decided in 1965 by the U.S. Supreme Court, establishing a right to privacy in striking down a Connecticut ban on the sale of contraceptives. The Court, through Justice William O. Douglas, found a “zone of privacy” created by several amendments to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing against governmental intrusion into the homes and lives of citizens. The Griswold decision was important in later cases, such as Roe v. Wade. |
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