The Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution is for everybody, not just criminals.
You may be inquiring about the Incorporation doctrine.
the incorporation of due process rights in the Bill of Rights so as to make them apply to the states
The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is used by the courts to apply the Bill of Rights to the states.
all protections in the bill of rights should apply to the states
The protections available to criminal offenders through the Bill of Rights that do not currently apply to states are known as unincorporated rights. These rights include the right to indictment by a grand jury and the right to be protected from excessive bail or fines.
The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is used by the courts to apply the Bill of Rights to the states.
No. The Bill of Rights applies to all.
To get the states to sign the United States Constitution and to give the rights of criminals. He introduced them in 1791 when he served in the 1st United States Congress.
Because that right to due process is in the bill of rights. The bill of rights is an amendment to the constitution that is the supreme law of the United States.
No. The US Supreme Court used the doctrine of "Selective Incorporation" to apply the Bill of Rights to the States on a clause-by-clause basis, as they became relevant to cases before the Court.
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The states created the Bill of Rights to limit the FEDERAL government. Later amendments apply some of the Constitution to state and local governments.