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Gitlow v. New York (1925)

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002317

A Supreme Court case that established the doctrine of incorporation, holding that the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause extends the reach of certain provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states. Specifically, the Court ruled that the First Amendment's freedom of speech applies to state governments. While affirming this principle, the Court upheld Gitlow's conviction for advocating the overthrow of the government.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002317
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Gitlow v. New York (1925)",
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  "definition": "A Supreme Court case that established the doctrine of incorporation, holding that the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause extends the reach of certain provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states. Specifically, the Court ruled that the First Amendment's freedom of speech applies to state governments. While affirming this principle, the Court upheld Gitlow's conviction for advocating the overthrow of the government.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/gitlow-v-new-york-1925/"
}

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