Ninth Amendment

Original Wording

• "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

In our own words

• The government can't claim rights that are unlisted in the Constitution

Rights Protected

• Unlisted rights, like privacy
• This amendment gives the right of unenumerated rights to the people.

Griswold vs Connecticut

• 1965
• contraception
• right to privacy

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