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This made me wonder if the bill of rights applies to state, local governments. According to Wikipedia, yes. A series of court decisions in the 1920s (re-)interp
by mastax 6y ago
This made me wonder if the bill of rights applies to state, local governments. According to Wikipedia, yes. A series of court decisions in the 1920s (re-)interpreted the 14th amendment as applying the bill of rights to state governments.
- gwright 6y agoThis is the "incorporation doctrine". It has evolved over time for individual elements of the Bill of Rights. Here is a nice timeline: https://billofrightsinstitute.org/educate/educator-resources/landmark-cases/incorporation/ https://billofrightsinstitute.org/educate/educator-resources...