<P> Although the Bill of Rights does not explicitly mention `` privacy '' , Justice William O. Douglas wrote for the majority that the right was to be found in the `` penumbras '' and `` emanations '' of other constitutional protections , such as the self - incrimination clause of the Fifth Amendment . Justice Arthur Goldberg wrote a concurring opinion in which he used the Ninth Amendment in support of the Supreme Court 's ruling . Justice Byron White and Justice John Marshall Harlan II wrote concurring opinions in which they argued that privacy is protected by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment . </P>
<P> Although the Bill of Rights does not explicitly mention `` privacy '' , Justice William O. Douglas wrote for the majority that the right was to be found in the `` penumbras '' and `` emanations '' of other constitutional protections , such as the self - incrimination clause of the Fifth Amendment . Justice Arthur Goldberg wrote a concurring opinion in which he used the Ninth Amendment in support of the Supreme Court 's ruling . Justice Byron White and Justice John Marshall Harlan II wrote concurring opinions in which they argued that privacy is protected by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment . </P>
who wrote the opinion in griswold v connecticut
who wrote the opinion in griswold v connecticut
Justice William O. Douglas Justice Arthur Goldberg Justice Byron White Justice John Marshall Harlan II
Justice William O. Douglas Justice Arthur Goldberg Justice Byron White Justice John Marshall Harlan II