process of incorparation timeline

By wadebailey2007

  • DeJonge v. Oregon

    DeJonge v. Oregon
    the fourteenth amendment
    In De Jonge v. Oregon, the Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment's right to freedom of assembly, protected by the Fourteenth Amendment, applies to the states, and that individuals cannot be penalized for assisting in a lawful meeting, even if the sponsoring organization advocates for potentially controversial ideas.

  • Pointer v. Texas

    Pointer v. Texas
    In Pointer v. Texas, the Supreme Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment's right to confront witnesses, including the right to cross-examine, is a fundamental right essential to a fair trial and is made obligatory on the states by the Fourteenth Amendment.

  • Argersinger v. Hamlin

    Argersinger v. Hamlin
    this was the Sixth Amendment .
    In the 1972 case Argersinger v. Hamlin, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that no person may be imprisoned for any offense, whether classified as petty, misdemeanor, or felony, unless they were represented by counsel during their trial, absent a knowing and intelligent waiver of that right.