The Griswold case, along with Eisenstadt, led the way for future privacy cases such as Roe v. Wade (1973), and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992). Griswold and Eisenstadt were two cases involving the right to privacy and the use of contraceptive devices between those who were married (Griswold) and those unmarried (Eisenstadt). The Court in both cases concluded that using such devices is protected personal privacy under the Fourth Amendment. Intimate relationships were similarly protected by the Court in two related cases; one where homosexual sodomy laws were eventually struck down (Lawrence v. Texas, 2003) and the implicit right to privacy when it comes to choosing ones marital partner regardless of race (Loving v. Virginia, 1967). These
