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This case involved eminent domain under the 5th amendment. It had determined that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment required states to provide just compensation for seizing private property. -
This used the first amendment. It was ruled that the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment protection of free speech, which states that it also applies also to state governments. -
This case used the first amendment. This was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court under which prior restraint on publication was found to violate freedom of the press as protected under the First Amendment. -
This case used the first amendment. It was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause applies to freedom of assembly against the states. -
This case used the first amendment for freedom of religion. A court decision by the United States Supreme Court held that the First Amendment's federal protection of the religious free exercise. -
This case involves the first amendment. a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that applied the Establishment Clause in the country's Bill of Rights to state law. -
A decision by the United States Supreme Court involving the application of the right of due process in state court proceedings. Part of the focus was on the 6th amendment. -
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the 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 federal government but also to the states. -
The 8th amendment was a focus in this case. This was the first landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court in which the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution was interpreted to prohibit the criminalization of particular acts or conduct, as contrasted with prohibiting the use of a particular form of punishment for a crime. -
A case that incorporated the Fourth Amendment's protections against illegal search and seizure. -
In this case, they focused on the right to not self-incriminate. It overruled the decision in Twining v. New Jersey. -
The case involved the 6th amendment. The Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires U.S. states to provide attorneys to criminal defendants who are unable to afford their own. -
A decision of the US Supreme Court ruling 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. -
This case focused on the right to confront a witness. Now people can prove their innocence more effectiely. -
Illegally obtained evidence cannot be used against someone. There is some controversy about whether this is a good or bad thing. -
Taking too long to hold a trial is going against someone's rights. Everyone has the right to a speedy trial. The case involved the 6th amendment. -
The Court decided that the Compulsory Process Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution is applicable in state courts as well as federal courts. The case focused on the aspect of the 6th amendment. -
Gave people the right to a trial by jury. It also gave people the right to waive this. This is focused on by the 6th amendment. -
This case regarded double jeopardy, which the 5th amendment talks about. You cannot be tried for the same case twice if a decision has been made. -
The 8th amendment protects against excessive bail. The case was about Schilb who was charged too much for a parking ticket -
This case was about not knowing the nature of the accusation. A movie was being shown in a location no one knew was illegal. -
It focused on the 6th amendment where someone cannot be subjected to imprisonment unless provided with counsel. -
This case focused on the second amendment where people have the right to bear arms. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5–4 that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms,” applies to state and local governments as well as to the federal government. -
Timbs was forced to give up his land rover. It had cost about 4x more than the $10,000 limit. The courts then ruled in his favor since it was an excessive fine under the 8th amendment.