Explain Griswold v. Connecticut.

Griswold v. Connecticut was a major
Supreme Court case from 1965.  In this case, the Supreme Court held for the first time
that the Constitution creates a right of privacy that all Americans enjoy.  The Court
ruled that this right to privacy made it illegal for states to have laws banning the use
of contraceptives.

There is no right to privacy that is
explicitly stated in the Constitution.  However, in Griswold, the
Court found that various parts of the Constitution imply that there is a right to
privacy.  The Court held that the First, Third, Fourth, and Ninth Amendments, taken
together, imply that there is a right to privacy that is protected by the
Constitution.

This ruling became even more important and
controversial 8 years later when it became the basis for the Court's decision in
Roe v. Wade.