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Author Johnson, John W., 1946-

Title Griswold v. Connecticut : birth control and the constitutional right of privacy / John W. Johnson.

Imprint Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, c2005.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  342.0858 J633g 2005    ---  Available
 FSCC Non-Fiction  342.7308 JOH 2005    ---  Available
Description xiii, 266 p. ; 22 cm.
Series Landmark law cases & American society
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-249) and index.
Contents The Connecticut exception to birth control in America -- Judicial challenges to the Connecticut ban on contraception -- More judicial false starts -- "To be let alone" : the emerging right of privacy -- Back in Connecticut -- Attracting the attention of the Supreme Court -- The Supreme Court hears the birth control case -- Confidential discussion and public decision -- Reactions and repercussions -- Elaboration of the constitutional right of privacy -- Epilogue : privacy and sexuality at the dawn of a new century.
Subject Griswold, Estelle -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Trials -- Connecticut -- New Haven.
Birth control -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut.
Privacy, Right of -- United States -- History.
ISBN 0700613773 (cloth : alk. paper)
0700613781 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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