The defendants, Griswold and Buxton, were arrested for violating a statute that forbade the use of contraceptives. Griswold, executive director of Planned Parenthood, and Buxton, a licensed physician...

The defendants, Griswold and Buxton, were arrested for violating a statute that forbade the use of contraceptives. Griswold, executive director of Planned Parenthood, and Buxton, a licensed physician and medical director for Planned Parenthood, gave information, instruction, and medical advice to married persons regarding the prevention of conception. Griswold and Buxton charged that the statute violated the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Did the United States Supreme Court find that the statute violated the due process clause?