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A ruling 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.
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A United States Supreme Court landmark decision holding that the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution had extended the First Amendment's provisions protecting freedom and speech of the press to apply to the government of the United States.
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A landmark decision of the supreme court that recognized the freedom of the press roundly rejecting prior restraints on publication, a principle that was applied to free speech generally in subsequent jurisprudence.
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The Supreme Court ruled that state governments may not violate the constitutional right of peaceable assembly.
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A case in which the Supreme Court found that it was a violation of the First Amendment to restrict solicitation of religious speech.
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A landmark decision by the Supreme Court that applied the Establishment Clause in the countries Bill of Rights to state laws.
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A decision by the Supreme Court involving the application of the right of due process in state court proceedings.
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A case in which the Court decided that evidence obtained illegally may not be used against someone in a court of law by the Fourth Amendment.
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The first landmark decision of the Supreme Court 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.
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A case from the United States Supreme Court, which incorporated the Fourth Amendment's protections against illegal search and seizure.
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A landmark decision of the 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.
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A landmark decision by the Supreme Court in which the 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.
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A case in which the Supreme Court of the United States 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.
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A decision made by the Supreme Court involving the application of the right to confront accusers in state court proceedings.
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The Supreme Court ruled that detained criminal suspects, prior to police questioning, must be informed of their constitutional right to an attorney and against self-incrimination.
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A Supreme Court Case in which the Court decided that the Compulsory Process of the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution is applicable in state courts as well as federal courts.
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A decision by the United States Supreme Court involving the application of the Speedy Trial Clause of the United States Constitution in state court proceedings.
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A Supreme Court decision which incorporated the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial and applied it to the states.
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A Supreme Court decision concerning double jeopardy. Benton ruled that the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment applies to the States. In doing so, Benton expressly overruled Palko v. Connecticut
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The Supreme Court decided that the accused cannot be subjected to actual imprisonment unless provided with counsel.
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The Supreme Court reversed the obscenity conviction of the manager of a drive-in movie theater in Richland, Washington.
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A Landmark decision of the Supreme Court found that the right of an individual to "keep and bear arms", as protected under the second amendment.
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A United States Supreme Court Case in which 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.
