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  • Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Company v. City of Chicago

    Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Company v. City of Chicago
    amendment- 5th provision- eminent domain determined the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment required states to provide just compensation for seizing private property.
  • Gitlow v. New York

    Gitlow v. New York
    amendment- 1st provision- freedom of speech a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court holding that the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution had extended the First Amendment's provisions protecting freedom of speech and freedom of the press to apply to the governments of U.S. states
  • Near v. Minnesota

    Near v. Minnesota
    amendment- 1st provision- freedom of the press the 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 principle was applied to free speech generally in subsequent jurisprudence.
  • DeJonge v. Oregon

    DeJonge v. Oregon
    amendment- 1st 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

    Cantwell v. Connecticut
    amendment- 1st provision- free exercise of religion the decision by the United States Supreme Court holding that the First Amendment's federal protection of religious free exercise incorporates via the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and so applies to state governments too
  • Everson v. Board of Education of the Township of Ewing

    Everson v. Board of Education of the Township of Ewing
    amendment- 1st provision- government establishment of religion the decision of the United States Supreme Court which applied the Establishment Clause in the country's Bill of Rights to state law.
  • In re Oliver

    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

    Mapp v. Ohio
    amendment- 4th provision-Exclusionary Rule the 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
  • Robinson v. California

    Robinson v. California
    amendment- 8th provision- cruel and unusual punishment he first landmark decision of the United States 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
  • Gideon v. Wainwright

    Gideon v. Wainwright
    amendment- 6th provision-Right to Counsel in felony cases Supreme Court decision in which 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

    Edwards v. South Carolina
    amendment- 1st provision- freedom to petition the 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
  • Ker v. California

    Ker v. California
    amendment- 4th provision-Protection against unreasonable search and seizure (warrants) a case before the United States Supreme Court, which incorporated the Fourth Amendment's protections against illegal search and seizure
  • Malloy v. Hogan

    Malloy v. Hogan
    amendment- 5th provision-Protection against self-incrimination 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
  • Pointer v. Texas

    Pointer v. Texas
    amendment- 6th provision-Right to Confront Witnesses a decision by the United States Supreme Court involving the application of the right of to confront accusers in state court proceedings
  • Miranda v. Arizona

    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

    Klopfer v. North Carolina
    amendment- 6th provision-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 in state court proceedings.
  • Washington v. Texas

    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 (guaranteeing the right of a criminal defendant to force the attendance of witnesses for their side) is applicable in state courts as well as federal
  • Duncan v. Louisiana

    Duncan v. Louisiana
    amendment- 6th provision-Right to Trial by jury in criminal cases a significant United States Supreme Court decision that incorporated the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial and applied it to the states.
  • Benton v. Maryland

    Benton v. Maryland
    amendment- 5th provision-Protection Against Double Jeopardy a Supreme Court of the United States 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.
  • Schilb v. Kuebel

    Schilb v. Kuebel
    amendment- 8th provision-Protection against excessive bail John Schilb, of Belleville, Illinois, was arrested on January 16, 1969, and charged (a) with leaving the scene of an automobile accident and (b) with obstructing traffic. In order to gain his liberty pending trial, and in accord with the Illinois bail statutes hereinafter described, Schilb deposited $75 in cash with the clerk of the court.
  • Rabe v. Washington

    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

    Argersinger v. Hamlin
    amendment- 6th provision-Right to counsel for imprisonable misdemeanors a United States Supreme Court decision holding that the accused cannot be subjected to actual imprisonment unless provided with counsel
  • McDonald v. Chicago

    McDonald v. Chicago
    amendment- 2nd provision- Right to keep and bear arms a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that found that the right of an individual to "keep and bear arms",
  • Timbs v. Indiana

    Timbs v. Indiana
    amendment- 8th provision- Protection against excessive fines 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.