What is the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?How has it been used by the judiciary to apply the Bill of Rights to the actions of the...

The clause reads that no state can "deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law."

Various guarantees in the Bill of Rights create zones known as penumbras, that establish a right to privacy. In the case discussed below, the right to privacy in marital relations was conflicted.

Griswold v. Connecticut (1965). The court found that Connecticut had violated the Fourth Amendment right to privacy along with other portions of the Bill of Rights and the statute was struck down.

Resources on the clause and other cases for reference:

Griswold v Connecticut: Overview of the case involving the Fourteenth Amendment and the violation by a state government of the Bill of Rights.

National Paralegal: Explanation of substantive due process and fundamental rights.

FindLaw: U.S. Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment text and annotations.