Griswold v Connecticut

ip. Certainly, the companion in crime should not have worries that he or she will be charged with assisting in birth control, which is not constitutionally a crime (Janosik, 170-171). This is created by several basic constitutional guarantees. It is the invasion of his right to personal security, personal liberty, and private property; therefore, the state laws cannot stand and invade the area of his protected freedoms (Dye, 506).
             The Supreme Court's decision was divided seven to two. The majority found it unconstitutional due to intruding on the rights of privacy to marriage. Even though the rights of privacy is not specifically stated in the Bill of Rights, it is a concept of liberty which is stated in the First Amendment (Chase, 334). The appellants are also protected with the Due Process Clause (a law that is a basic principle in the American legal system that requires fairness in the government's dealing with people). The Fifth and Fourteenth amendments protect certain fundamental rights without state or federal government intervention (Chase, 335). The entire purpose of the Constitution is to specifically state guarantees of rights to all the people. It is odd that the Constitution does not include fundamental rights of protection to privacy of
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