| Case Name | Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 |
| Case Ruling | A Connecticut law that criminalizes the use of contraception by married couples is unconstitutional because all Americans have a constitutionally protected right to privacy. |
| Case Year | 1965 |
| Case Topic | Birth control and abortion |
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| Case Name | Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514 |
| Case Ruling | The Supreme Court laid down a four-part case-by-case balancing test for determining whether the defendant's speedy trial right under the Sixth Amendment has been violated. |
| Case Year | 1972 |
| Case Topic | Other areas |
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| Case Name | Proffitt v. Florida, 428 U.S. 242 |
| Case Ruling | Florida's new death penalty statute is constitutional because it requires the comparison of aggravating factors to mitigating factors in order to impose a death sentence. |
| Case Year | 1976 |
| Case Topic | Main article: Capital punishment in the United States |
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