Poe v. Ullman
| Poe v. Ullman | |
|---|---|
| Argued March 1–2, 1961 Decided June 19, 1961 | |
| Full case name | Poe et al. v. Ullman, State's Attorney |
| Citations | 367 U.S. 497 (more) 81 S. Ct. 1752; 6 L. Ed. 2d 989 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 147 Conn. 48, 156 A.2d 508 (1959); probable jurisdiction noted, 362 U.S. 987 (1960). |
| Subsequent | Rehearing denied, 368 U.S. 869 (1961). |
| Holding | |
| Connecticut law barring possession of birth control not ripe for constitutional challenge because of lack of enforcement. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Plurality | Frankfurter, joined by Warren, Clark, Whitaker |
| Concurrence | Brennan (in judgment) |
| Dissent | Douglas |
| Dissent | Harlan |
| Dissent | Stewart |
| Dissent | Black |
English Wikisource has original text related to this article:
Poe v. Ullman, 367 U.S. 497 (1961), was a United States Supreme Court case declining to exercise pre-enforcement judicial review of a Connecticut law banning the use of contraceptives and preventing doctors from recommending them. The lawsuit was deemed unripe because after the challenged law's 1879 enactment, it had only been cited in a single 1940 prosecution, and drug stores openly sold contraceptives. Five years later, Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut Executive Director Estelle Griswold appealed her conviction under this law, securing its overturning in Griswold v. Connecticut.