Rights of Privacy
Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
Ruling that the Connecticut ban on the use of birth control violated the right to marital privacy.
PBS offers background, related links and an image related to case.
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New Yorker offers an analysis of this case and its continued impact on reproduction and marriage rights in the present.
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Atlantic discusses how this court decision transformed the American family
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Roe v. Wade (1973)
Ruling that a woman's right to an abortion fell within the right to privacy (recognized in Griswold v. Connecticut) protected by the Fourteenth Amendment, giving a woman the right to abortion.
CSPAN offers video discussion, case summary, opinions, etc related to case
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NPR offers a page of online resources, including links in support and against the decision and legacy relating to this case.
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PBS offers multimedia, related links and background on the case and life of plaintiff, Norma McCorvey
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Washington v. Glucksberg (1997)
Decision that the 5th and 14th Amendments (Due Process Clauses) do not protect the right to die by assisted suicide.
United States v. Antoine Jones 2012)
Ruling that the use of a GPS tracking device on a vehicle, without a warrant, violates a person's reasonable expectation of privacy, under the Fourth Amendment.
Carpenter v. United States (2018)
Warrantless search and seizure of cell phone records are a violation of the 4th Amendment
SCOTUS Blog offers case information and related links
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Oyez offers relevant facts presented and opinions of the court
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New Yorker offers commentary and background to the case, as well as the 8th amendment
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ACLU gives a summary and links for further review
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Riley v. California (2014)
Decision that evidence admitted at trial from cell phones discovered through a search without a warrant violate the Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches.
Oyez offers relevant facts presented and opinions of the court
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