14th Amendment

Originally posted on mastodon.technology.

After taking a constitutional law class for a week, I feel that every class I've taken before this one has severely underplayed the importance of the 14th amendment.

For example, in Gitlow v. US, the court relied on the due process clause of the 14th amendment to expand freedom of speech and expression protection to state laws or actions. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitlow_v._New_York#Incorporation)

Imagine a US in which state governments were allowed to infringe upon freedom of speech. Thanks #14.