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What is a penumbra?

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a right that is not protected by the Constitution

a right that is not protected by the Constitution

the implied protection of a right under a more broad constitutional protection

the implied protection of a right under a more broad constitutional protection

a right that is specifically protected by the Constitution in very clear terms

a right that is specifically protected by the Constitution in very clear terms

none of the above

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the implied protection of a right under a more broad constitutional protection

Explanation: In constitutional law "penumbra" refers to rights that are not explicitly stated but are implied by more explicit guarantees (famously used in Griswold v. Connecticut to describe the right to privacy).