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U.S. Supreme Court began to apply the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to the states.
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The due process clause states that "No state shall...deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law."
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The Supreme Court began using the due process clause to say the states could not abridge a right that the national government could not abridge.
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The Supreme 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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The Supreme Court ruled that freedom of religion provided for in the First Amendment had to be provided by all states.
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The Supreme Court broadened its interpretations to limit state action in most areas in which national government action is limited.
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-Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures.
-Fifth Amendment prohibition against compulsory self-incrimination.
-Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishments.
