Griswold v. Connecticut: Birth Control and the Constitutional Right of Privacy. This item is unavailable.Griswold v. Connecticut: Birth Control and the Constitutional Right of Privacy

Privacy isn't even mentioned in the US Constitution. It took the Supreme Court's ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) to bestow constitutional protection upon this right. John Johnson's critique of Griswold - which observes its 40th anniversary on June 7, 2005 - reminds us once again of its crucial impact on both American law and society.

"We owe Johnson a deep debt of gratitude for providing us with such keen insight into one of the Supreme Court's most influential decisions."--New York Law Journal

"A highly readable account that, like Anthony Lewis's classic Gideon's Trumpet, would be suitable for introductory American government or law classes."--Law and Politics Book Review

An illuminating, lucid account of how the argument for a right to contraception moved from the radical feminist fringe to recognition by the Supreme Court as a basic human rightlater extended to abortion and gay/lesbian sex.David A.J. Richards, author of Women, Gays, and the Constitution: The Grounds for Feminism and Gay Rights in Culture and Law

Demonstrates that the constitutionally protected right to privacy, as defined by Griswold, is only of recent vintage but has ramifications for American law and politics that are likely to last for many years.Philippa Strum, author of When the Nazis Came to Skokie: Freedom for Speech We Hate