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Poe v. Ullman, 367 U.S. 497

Poe v. Ullman, 367 U.S. 497

367 U.S. 497 | 1961-06-19

U.S. Supreme Court

Poe v. Ullman, 367 U.S. 497 (1961)

Poe v. Ullman

No. 60 Argued March 1-2, 1961
Decided June 19, 1961*

367 U.S. 497

APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT

OF ERRORS OF CONNECTICUT

Syllabus

These are appeals from a decision of the Supreme Court of Errors of Connecticut affirming dismissals of complaints in three cases in which the plaintiffs sued for declaratory judgments that certain Connecticut statutes which prohibit the use of contraceptive devices and the giving of medical advice on their use violate the Fourteenth Amendment by depriving the plaintiffs of life and property without due process of law. The complaints alleged that two...