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Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Company v. City of Chicago
Supreme Court ruled that incorporated the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment into the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by requiring states to provide just compensation for seizing private property. -
Cantwell v. Connecticut
Supreme Court holding that the First Amendment's federal protection of religious free exercise incorporates via the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and so applies to state governments too. -
Gitlow v. New York
Supreme Court holding that the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution had extended the First Amendment's provisions protecting freedom of speech and freedom of the press to apply to the governments of U.S. states. -
Near v. Minnesota
Supreme Court found to violate freedom of the press as protected under the First Amendment. This principle was applied to free speech generally in subsequent jurisprudence. -
DeJonge v. Oregon
Supreme Court decided that the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause applies to freedom of assembly. -
Everson v. Board of Education of the Township of Ewing
Supreme Court applied the Establishment Clause in the country's Bill of Rights to state law. Involved the First Amendment. -
In re Oliver
Supreme Court involving the application of the right of due process in state court proceedings. Involved the Sixth Amendment -
Edwards v. South Carolina
Supreme Court ruled that the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution forbade state government officials to force a crowd to disperse when they are otherwise legally marching in front of a statehouse. -
Mapp v. Ohio
Supreme Court ruled that the exclusionary rule, which prevents prosecutors from using evidence in court that was obtained by violating the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, applies not only to the U.S. federal government but also to the U.S. states. -
Pointer v. Texas
Supreme Court discussed the application of the right to confront accusers in state court proceedings. It involved the Sixth Amendment. -
Robinson v. California
Supreme Court case in which the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution was interpreted to prohibit criminalization of particular acts or conduct, as contrasted with prohibiting the use of a particular form of punishment for a crime. -
Gideon v. Wainwright
Court unanimously held that in criminal cases states are required under the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to provide an attorney to defendants who are unable to afford their own attorneys. -
Ker v. California
Supreme Court incorporated the Fourth Amendment's protections against illegal search and seizure. -
Malloy v. Hogan
Supreme Court deemed defendants' Fifth Amendment privilege not to be compelled to be witnesses against themselves was applicable within state courts as well as federal courts, overruling the decision in Twining v. New Jersey. -
Miranda v. Arizona
Supreme Court ruled that the Fifth Amendment restricts prosecutors from using a person's statements made in response to interrogation in police custody as evidence at their trial unless they can show that the person was informed of the right to consult with an attorney before and during questioning, and of the right against self-incrimination before police questioning, and that the defendant not only understood these rights, but voluntarily waived them. -
Klopfer v. North Carolina
Supreme Court case involving the application of the Speedy Trial Clause of the United States Constitution in state court proceedings. Involved the Sixth Amendment. -
Washington v. Texas
Supreme Court decided that the Compulsory Process Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution is applicable in state courts as well as federal courts. -
Duncan v. Louisiana
Supreme Court decision which incorporated the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial and applied it to the states. -
Benton v. Maryland
Supreme Court ruled that the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment applies to the states. -
Schilb v. Kuebel
Supreme Court decided there was a charge on the Fourteenth Amendment due process and equal protection grounds. -
Rabe v. Washington
Supreme Court involving the application of obscenity laws and criminal procedure to the states. Involved the First Amendment. -
Argersinger v Hamilton
Supreme Court decided that the accused cannot be subjected to actual imprisonment without counsel. The Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments were involved. -
McDonald v. Chicago
Supreme Court found that the right of an individual to "keep and bear arms," as protected under the Second Amendment, is incorporated by either the Due Process Clause or Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and is thereby enforceable against the states. -
Timbs v. Indiana
Supreme Court dealt with the applicability of the excessive fines clause of the Constitution's Eighth Amendment to state and local governments in the context of asset forfeiture.
