The Supreme Court's announcement in June 1965 of the discovery of a new constitutional "right to privacy" naturally raises questions concerning the sources, meaning, and potentialities of this newest of rights. Griswold v. Connecticut, the medium through which the Court made this latest contribution to our arsenal of rights, also provides an occasion for reexamining the role of today's Court in our complex political system and suggests obvious questions as to the legitimacy and efficacy of the Court's employment of judicial power. In examining these controversial issues, the writer has chosen to avoid a technical, legalistic approach in favor of one that weighs the Court's contributions in relation to those of other branches of government; one that views the long range, rather than the short range effects of Griswold.
