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  2. Griswold v. Connecticut - Wikipedia

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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 ]

  3. C. Lee Buxton - Wikipedia

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    Estelle T. Griswold and C. Lee Buxton, was affirmed by the Connecticut Supreme Court in April 1964, providing evidence that the case was ripe. [12] The appeal, known as Whitney v. Griswold , was heard by the US Supreme Court one year later and overturned in a 7–2 ruling, finding the original anti-contraception statute unconstitutional because ...

  4. Estelle Griswold - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  5. Griswold, Connecticut - Wikipedia

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    Griswold is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region . The population was 11,402 at the 2020 census . [ 1 ]

  6. Catherine Roraback - Wikipedia

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    Catherine Gertrude Roraback (September 17, 1920 – October 17, 2007) was a civil rights attorney in Connecticut, best known for representing Estelle Griswold and Dr. C. Lee Buxton in the famous 1965 Supreme Court case, Griswold v.

  7. Abortion in Connecticut - Wikipedia

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    The state was one of ten states in 2007 to have a customary informed consent provision for abortions. In 1965, the US Supreme Court heard the case of Griswold v. Connecticut, striking down laws that banned the sale, use of and prescription of contraceptives, even for married couples. The Court's later decision in 1973's Roe v.

  8. United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

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    Griswold v. Connecticut; History of the Connecticut Constitution. ... CT: 1733–1806 1789–1806 — — Washington: death 2 Pierpont Edwards: CT: 1750–1826

  9. Penumbra (law) - Wikipedia

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    Between 1941 and the date of publication of Griswold v. Connecticut , the term was used eight times by Justice William O. Douglas and four times by other Justices. [ 19 ] Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Learned Hand also used the term eleven times between 1915 and 1950, usually to place emphasis on words or concepts that were ambiguous ...