Griswold v. Connecticut
381 U.S. 479 · Decided June 7, 1965 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Griswold v. Connecticut was decided on June 7, 1965 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice William O. Douglas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Privacy” in the Privacy area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 381 U.S. 479 · 85 S. Ct. 1678 · 14 L. Ed. 2d 510 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2282
- Docket number
- 496
- Decided
- June 7, 1965
- Argued
- March 29, 1965
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- William O. Douglas
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Privacy
- Issue area
- Privacy
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Held unconstitutional
- A state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Concurrence | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Concurrence | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Arthur J. Goldberg | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Griswold et al. v. Connecticut
SCDB identifiers: case 1964-121, docket 1964-121-01.
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