New York v. Sanger
Significance, Up From Poverty, Comstock's Law, Civilly Disobedient, The Door Is Opened
Appellant
Margaret H. Sanger
Appellee
State of New York
Appellant's Claim
That the Comstock Act of 1873 violated both the federal and state Constitutions; therefore Sanger was not guilty of a criminal act when she opened the first birth control clinic.
Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Jonah J. Goldstein
Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Harry E. Lewis
Justices for the Court
William S. Andrews, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Emory A. Chase, Frederick Collin, Frederick E. Crane (writing for the court), William H. Cuddeback, Frank H. Hiscock, John W. Hogan, Cuthbert W. Pound
Place
New York, New York
Date of Decision
8 January 1918
Decision
The lower court's guilty decision was affirmed.
Related Cases
- United States v. One Package, 86 F.2d 737 (1936).
- Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965).
- Eisenstadt v. Baird, 405 U.S. 438 (1972).
Further Readings
- Chesler, Ellen. Woman of Valor: Margaret Sanger and the Birth Control Movement in America. New York: Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1993.
- Garrow, David J. Liberty and Sexuality: The Right to Privacy and the Making of Roe v. Wade. New York: Lisa Drew Books/Macmillan, 1994.
- Planned Parenthood. A Tradition of Choice: Planned Parenthood at 75. New York: Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 1991.
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