How Is The Ninth Amendment Interpreted By The Courts?
“The Ninth Amendment has generally been regarded by the courts as negating any expansion of governmental power on account of the enumeration of rights in the Constitution, but the Amendment has not been regarded as further limiting governmental power.” Wikipedia – Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution pg. 2. The decision of the courts in the Roe vs. Wade case was that the Ninth Amendment, in stating that, “the enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people,” protects a person’s right to privacy.
