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Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Company v. City of Chicago
Amendment 5th provision- Eminent Domain Determined the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment had required states to provide compensation for seizing private property. -
Gitlow v. New York
Amendment 1 provision- Freedom of Speech A landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution had extended the First Amendment's provisions. -
Near v. Minnesota
Amendment 1 provision- Freedom of the Press (Prior Restraint) 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. -
dejonge v. oregon
Amendment 1 provision- Freedom of Assembly A case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause applies freedom of assembly against the states. -
Cantwell v. Connecticut
Amendment 1 provision- Free Exercise of Religion The first case in which the Supreme Court applied First Amendment freedom of religion rights to the states via the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. -
Everson v. Board of Education of the Township of Ewing
Amendment 1 provision- Government establishment of Religion A landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court applied the Establishment Clause in the country's Bill of Rights to state law. -
In re Oliver
Amendment 6th provision- Public Trial A decision by the United States Supreme Court involving the application of the right of due process in state court proceedings. -
Mapp v. Ohio
Amendment 4th provision- Exclusionary Rule The Court ruled that the exclusionary rule, which prevents prosecutors from using evidence in court that was obtained. -
Robinson v. California
Amendment 8th provision- Cruel and Unusual Punishment 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
Amendment 6th provision- Right to Counsel in felony cases 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. -
Edwards v. South Carolina
Amendment 1 provision- Freedom to Petition 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 state house. -
Ker v. California
Amendment 4th provision- Protection against unreasonable search and seizure (warrants) 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. -
Malloy v. Hogan
Amendment 5th provision- Protection against self-incrimination 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. -
Pointer v. Texas
Amendment 6th provision- Right to Confront Witnesses A decision by the United States Supreme Court involving the application of the right to confront accusers in state court proceedings. -
miranda v. arizona
Amendment 5th provision- Right to be informed of rights upon arrest A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution restricts prosecutors from using a person's. -
klopfer v. north carolina
Amendment 6th provsion- Right to a Speedy Trial A decision by the United States Supreme Court involving the application of the Speedy Trial Clause of the United States Constitution -
Washington v. Texas
Amendment 6th provision- Right to a compulsory process to obtain witnesses for defense (subpoenas) A United States Supreme Court case in which 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. -
Duncan v. Louisiana
Amendment 6th provision-Right to Trial by jury in criminal cases A significant United States Supreme Court decision incorporated the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial and applied it to the states. -
Benton v. Maryland
Amendment 5th provision-Protection Against Double Jeopardy A Supreme Court of the United States decision concerning double jeopardy. -
Schilb v. Kuebel
Amendment 8th provision-Protection against excessive bail Charged with two traffic offenses, secured pretrial release after depositing 10% of the bail fixed. -
Rabe v. Washington
Amendment 6th provision-Right to be informed of nature of accusations A decision by the United States Supreme Court involving the application of obscenity laws and criminal procedure to the states. -
Argersinger v. Hamlin
Amendment 6th provision-Right to counsel for imprisonable misdemeanors Supreme Court decision holding that the accused cannot be subjected to actual imprisonment unless provided with counsel. -
McDonald v. City of Chicago
Amendment 2nd provision-Right to keep and bear arms A landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States found the right of an individual to "keep and bear arms". -
Timbs v. Indiana
Amendment 8th provision-Protection against excessive fines The 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.