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Incorporation (Bill of Rights) — Incorporation (of the Bill of Rights) is the American legal doctrine by which portions of the Bill of Rights are applied to the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, although some have suggested that the Privileges or … Wikipedia
Incorporation of the Bill of Rights — United States of America This article is part of the series: United States Constitution Original text of the Constitution Preamble Articles of the Constitution I · … Wikipedia
total incorporation — n: a doctrine in constitutional law: the Fourteenth Amendment s due process clause embraces all the guarantees in the Bill of Rights and applies them to cases under state law compare selective incorporation ◇ The total incorporation doctrine has… … Law dictionary
McDonald v. Chicago — Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 2, 2010 Decided June 28, 2010 … Wikipedia
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution — United States of America This article is part of the series: United States Constitution Original text of the Constitution Preamble Articles of the Constitution I · … Wikipedia
incorporate — in·cor·po·rate /in kȯr pə ˌrāt/ vb rat·ed, rat·ing vt 1: to unite with something else to form a whole incorporate the agreement into the divorce 2: to form (as a business) into a legal corporation 3: to include (rights guaranteed by the Bill … Law dictionary
Palko v. Connecticut — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Palko v. Connecticut ArgueDate=November 12 ArgueYear=1937 DecideDate=December 6 DecideYear=1937 FullName=Palko v. State of Connecticut USVol=302 USPage=319 Citation= Prior=Appeal from the Supreme Court of Errors of the State… … Wikipedia
United States Bill of Rights — ] and the other is in the New York Public Library.North Carolina s copy was stolen by a union soldier in April 1865 and returned to North Carolina in 2005, 140 years later.Incorporation extends to StatesOriginally, the Bill of Rights applied only … Wikipedia
Eminent domain — (United States), compulsory purchase (United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland), resumption/compulsory acquisition (Australia), or expropriation (South Africa and Canada) is an action of the state to seize a citizen s private property, expropriate… … Wikipedia
Prion — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Prion Diseases (TSEs) ICD10 = A81 ICD9 = ICD9|046 A prion (IPAEng|ˈpriːɒn [OED|Prion] Audio|Pronunciation prion.ogg|listen) is thought to be an infectious agent that, according to current scientific consensus, is… … Wikipedia
