Chapter 14 Flashcards
Privacy is __ in the constitution
NOT mentioned
Demay v. Roberts Michigan
1881- one of the first cases that suggests we have a right to privacy bc “ppl are shady”
Doctor brings random person w/him to examine a patient in her home and the person wasn’t a licensed professional. Woman sues doctor.
Samuel Warren and Louis Brandeis 6 KEY points about our Rights To Privacy
- The right to privacy does not prohibit matters which is of public or general interest.
- The right to privacy does not prohibit the dissemination of privileged info.
- No redress for the invasion of privacy by oral publication in the absence of special damage.
- The right to privacy ceases upon the publication of the facts by the individual, or with his consent.
- Truth isn’t a defense for invasion of privacy
- Absence of malice isn’t a defense for invasion of privacy.
Griswald v. Connecticut
1965- Case est. that an inference of the 9th amendment that there are “zones of privacy” (the 9th amendment said tht just bc its not in the constitution doesn’t mean ppl don’t have it) The case involved contraceptives for married couples.
Loving v. Virginia
1967- White guy marries black woman. This case allows interracial marriage.
Isenstadt v. Baird
1972- You’re allowed to privacy when giving contraceptives to UN-married couples.
Rowe v. Wade
Case says that abortions are legal
Carrie v. Population Services
1977- Contraceptives are legal for minors
Lawrence v. Texas
2003- Sodomy is OK. homosexual conduct is not a fundamental right, intimate sexual relationships between consenting adults are protected by the Fourteenth Amendment.
Bowers v. Hardwick
1986-There is no constitutional right to engage in consensual homosexual sodomy.
California v. Houten
1989- You don’t have the right to privacy of your trash.
