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Due Process Clause
The United States Supreme Court began to apply the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to the states. The court based its actions on the due prosccess clause of the 14th amendment, whic reads : "No State shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process. The Due process is simply the right ot be treated fairly under the legal system -
Interpretation of the Due Process
The Supreme Court gradually began using the due process clause to say that staes could not abridge a right -
Case of 1931
The court ruled that the freedom of the press offered by the national Bill of Rights had to be offered by every state as well -
Case of 1934
The Supreme Court ruled that freedom of religion provided for in the First Amendment had to be provided by all states -
Supreme Court Interpretation
Supreme Court Broadened its interpretations to limit state action in most areas in which national government action is limited. Including the Fourth, Fifth and Eighth Amendment.
