process of incorporation

By christophermccloud

  • Gitlow v. New York

    Gitlow v. New York
    Gitlow, a socialist, was arrested in 1919 for distributing a “Left-Wing Manifesto" that called for the establishment of socialism through strikes and class action of any form.
    Freedom of Speech

  • DeJonge v. Oregon

    DeJonge v. Oregon
    Police raided a Communist Party meeting. This includes the 1st Amendment freedom of assembly.

  • Cantwell v. Connecticut

    Cantwell v. Connecticut
    Free Exercise of Religion. Newton Cantwell and his sons, Jehovah's Witnesses, were proselytizing a predominantly Catholic neighborhood in Connecticut.

  • Everson v. Board of Education of the Township of Ewing

    Everson v. Board of Education of the Township of Ewing
    A New Jersey law authorized reimbursement by local school boards of the costs of transportation to and from schools, including private schools. Government establishment of Religion

  • Mapp v. Ohio

    Mapp v. Ohio
    Exclusionary Rule.
    Dollree Mapp was convicted of possessing obscene materials after an admittedly illegal police search of her home for a fugitive. She appealed her conviction on the basis of freedom of expression.

  • Ker v. California

    Ker v. California
    was a case before the United States Supreme Court, which incorporated the Fourth Amendment's protections against illegal search and seizure. The case was decided on June 10, 1963, by a vote of 5–4.
    Protection against unreasonable search and seizure (warrants)

  • Pointer v. Texas

    Pointer v. Texas
    a man later identified by a witness as Bob Granville Pointer entered a 7-11 Food Store and robbed the manager.
    Right to Confront Witnesses

  • Washington v. Texas

    Washington v. Texas
    Right to a compulsory process to obtain witnesses for defense (subpoenas). Following a jury trial, Jackie Washington was convicted of murder and sentenced to 50 years in prison.

  • Benton v. Maryland

    Benton v. Maryland
    Protection Against Double Jeopardy. Benton was charged with burglary and larceny in a Maryland court. A jury found him not guilty of larceny but guilty of burglary.

  • Argersinger v. Hamlin

    Argersinger v. Hamlin
    In this case, a unanimous Court extended that right to cover defendants charged with misdemeanors who faced the possibility of a jail sentence.

  • Timbs v. Indiana

    Timbs v. Indiana
    Protection against excessive fines.
    Tyson Timbs purchased a Land Rover for approximately $42,000 in January 2013 using the proceeds from his father’s life insurance policy.