A Connecticut law that criminalizes the use of contraception by married couples is unconstitutional because all Americans have a constitutionally protected right to privacy. Decided June 7, 1965 (argued 1965). Opinion of the Court: William O. Douglas → go there Dissenting: Black, Stewart. Applied: the First Amendment → go there Applied: the Third Amendment → go there Applied: the Fourth Amendment → go there Applied: the Fifth Amendment → go there Applied: the Ninth Amendment → go there Applied: the Fourteenth Amendment → go there Topic: Birth control and abortion. Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965), is 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. The case involved a Connecticut law that prohibited the use of "any drug, medicinal article or instrument for the purpose of preventing conception". The court held that the statute was unconstitutional, and that its effect was "to deny disadvantaged citizens ... access to medical assistance and up-to-date information in respect to proper methods of birth control." By a vote of 7–2, the Supreme Court invalidated the law on the grounds that it violated the "right to marital privacy", establishing the basis for the right to privacy with respect to intimate practices. This and other cases view the right to privacy as "protected from governmental intrusion". Wiki link