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Page updated 14 July 2026.
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CRS & CBO (Research & Budgeting Resources)
CRS & CBO (Research & Budgeting Resources)
Exploring & Understanding Statistics
Exploring & Understanding Statistics
Think Tanks
Think Tanks
Evaluating Sources & Fact Checking
Evaluating Sources & Fact Checking
Government & Civics Resources
Government & Civics Resources
Economics
Economics
Right to Privacy
Right to Privacy
Privacy is not a specifically-enumerated right in the U.S. Constitution. Any concept of such a right has only been granted by Supreme Court decisions, interpreted various amendments — particularly the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments — as creating a "zone of privacy" to protect personal autonomy and shield citizens from unwarranted government intrusion. However, because of that power of interpretation, the Supreme Court has reversed its decisions from time to time, most notably, overturning Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, 597 U.S. 215 (2022).
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