
Personal Liberty
Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
Case background and primary source documents concerning the Supreme Court case of Griswold v. Connecticut. Dealing with whether or not a citizen has a natural right to privacy, this lesson asks students to support or refute the Supreme Court’s ruling in Griswold that the Constitution protects a right to privacy within marriage that includes the decision to use artificial birth control.
Founding Principles

Liberty
Except where authorized by citizens through the Constitution, the government does not have the authority to limit freedom.

Limited Government
Citizens are best able to pursue happiness when government is confined to those powers which protect their life, liberty, and property.