Griswold v. Connecticut 1965
Could a state ban married couples from using contraceptives?
381 U.S. 479 (1965)Liberty and privacy
- The question
- Could a state ban married couples from using contraceptives?
- What the Court held
- No. The ban violated a right of marital privacy implied by several guarantees of the Bill of Rights.
- The vote
- 7–2
- Read the opinion
- 381 U.S. 479 (1965), full text
This page summarizes the Court’s judgment in neutral terms. The opinion, concurrences and dissents are the authority; read them for the reasoning.