We the People

The mystery of the Ninth Amendment

Likely the most mysterious provision of the Bill of Rights, the question of the meaning of the Ninth Amendment has generated numerous interpretations and theories. Though not invoked by the Supreme Court for the first time in our nation’s history until1965, it has come to play an important role in advancing the rights and liberties of Americans everywhere. The right to privacy, intimate relat...

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