Griswold v. Connecticut (pt. I)
Part of the “Holding Pattern” series … deep dives on watershed cases
In 1965, the U.S. Supreme Court held a Connecticut contraception law unconstitutional, paving the way for a greater recognition of privacy rights. Some have criticized the Court’s reasoning, then and now, but the Griswold case is a cornerstone on which additional rights have been built. In a new Common Good series called “Holding Pattern,” Leigh dissects watershed cases — focusing on a court’s judicial opinions and placing the legal and larger issues into social and scientific context. In a lead-up to the likely overturning of Roe and Casey, Leigh begins with an exploration of contraception and the law underpinning the Griswold case … and how contraception came to need Court protection in the first place.
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To skip the intro, fast forward to the 2:24 mark.
