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United States Supreme Court began to apply the gurantees of the Bill of Rights to the states
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Supreme Court gradually began using the due process clause to say that states could not abridge.
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Supreme Court Case- Court ruled that the freedom of the press offered by the national Bill of Rights had to be offered by every state as well.
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Supreme Court Case- the Supreme Court ruled that freedom of religion provided for in the First Amendments had to be provided by all states.
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Supreme Court broadened its interpretations to limit state action in most areas in which national government action is limited.