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What was Douglas’s reason for citing the First, Third, and Fourth Amendments in his decision?

He said they guaranteed due process under the law.
He said they protected unenumerated rights.
He said they created zones of privacy.
He said they confirmed the Connecticut law.

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He said they created zones of privacy.

In Griswold v. Connecticut, Justice William O. Douglas argued that penumbras and emanations from the First, Third, Fourth (and Ninth) Amendments create a constitutional right to privacy, which invalidated the Connecticut law.