In this case, Poe et al. sued the state of Connecticut for a law (related to the Comstock Act of 1873) that prohibited the advertisement and distribution of contraceptives. The Court held that the Connecticut law violated the Due Process Clause of…
In this case, the Supreme Court ruled against an 1879 Connecticut law banning the use of all contraceptives. The court ruled that the Constitution protects the right to privacy within a marriage through the due process clause of the Fourteenth…