ABSTRACT
Griswold v. Connecticut was an important case in judicial history because the U.S. Constitution does not expressly recognize a “ right to privacy” —a right that in effect was created by Justice William O. Douglas in this case. In nowfamous language, Douglas wrote that several express guarantees in the Bill of Rights create “ penumbras” (or shadows) and “ emanations” that strongly imply such a right. Following Douglas, the Supreme Court has been more willing to recognize a right of privacy in personal affairs.
