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In an 1890 article named for this concept, the authors examined English case law, including Prince Albert v. Strange, before outlining a scenario of opening a letter. With Samuel D. Warren II, Louis Brandeis co-authored an article in the Harvard Law Review in which he argued that this concept originated in property law. (10[1])In a case reaffirming this concept, Anthony Kennedy argued that Romer v. Evans eroded a Georgia precedent. The idea of “penumbras” was first (10[1])articulated to support the right to this concept in Griswold (-5[1])v. Connecticut. (-5[1])The right to this concept, which was reaffirmed in Lawrence v. Texas, is provided by the Due Process Clause, per a 1973 ruling in a case concerning Norma McCorvey establishing a “trimester framework.” For 10 points, Roe v. Wade affirmed Americans have what “right to be let alone”? ■END■

ANSWER: privacy [or right to privacy; prompt on gay rights or sodomy by asking “what was the main right those cases concerned?”] (The case Georgia precedent was Bowers v. Hardwick.)
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Daniel JuHarvard BTufts A7510
Philip YaoBrown ABrandeis B85-5
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