How did the court defend the application of the first amendment to the states

The Right of Political Radicals to Free Speech: Gitlow V. New York 1925 1) The court defended the application of the First Amendment to the states by using the Fourteenth Amendment. The due process of law bound states to provide the rights that citizens are guaranteed by the First Amendment.

The court defended the application of the First Amendment to the states by using the Fourteenth Amendment.

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the speaker of which statement would be best served by joining an interest group?

i want politicians to make more of an effort for lgbt rights!

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