It upheld the concept of "Dual Citizenship," thereby declaring that the Bill of Rights only applied to the national government.
It upheld the concept of "dual citizenship," thereby declaring that the Bill of Rights only applied to the national government.
In the case of Varon v Baltimore in 1833 the Supreme Court decided that the Bill of Rights could not be applied to state governments but only to the federal government. Later rulings have mostly negated this ruling.
Barron vs. Baltimore
Barron vs. Baltimore
In Barron v. Baltimore (1833), the Supreme Court ruled that the Bill of Rights, specifically the Fifth Amendment's protection against the taking of private property without just compensation, did not apply to state governments. The case centered on John Barron's claim that the city of Baltimore's actions had harmed his wharf business without compensation. The Court, led by Chief Justice John Marshall, held that the protections of the Bill of Rights were intended only to limit the federal government and did not extend to state actions. This ruling established a significant precedent regarding the application of constitutional rights at the state level.
In Barron v. Baltimore (1833), the Supreme Court ruled that the Bill of Rights did not apply to state governments. The case involved John Barron, who claimed that the city of Baltimore had violated his property rights by dumping sand in the harbor, rendering his wharf unusable. The Court, led by Chief Justice John Marshall, concluded that the Fifth Amendment's guarantee of just compensation for property taken by the government was applicable only to the federal government, not to the states. This decision established a precedent for the interpretation of federalism and the limits of federal power over state actions.
Barron vs. Baltimore established that The Bill of Rights only applied to the Federal Government, and therefore State and Local Governments were not obliged to extend the same rights to their citizens.
The case Gitlow V. Newyork ruled the complete opposite, overturning it.
Gibbons v Ogden
In the 1833 case of Barron v. Baltimore, the Supreme Court ruled that the Fifth Amendment applied only to the federal government and not to state governments. The Court determined that the protections against the taking of private property without just compensation were not applicable to state actions. This decision established a precedent that the Bill of Rights restricted only federal authority, leaving states free to regulate property rights as they saw fit. It wasn't until later cases that the incorporation of the Bill of Rights against the states began to take place through the Fourteenth Amendment.
Barron vs. Baltimore
The Supreme Court case Barron v. Baltimore (1833) held that the Bill of Rights only applies to the federal government and does not limit state governments. This decision established that the protections outlined in the Bill of Rights were not applicable to state actions, effectively leaving states free to legislate without regard to these federal limitations. It wasn't until the 14th Amendment and subsequent cases that the incorporation doctrine began to apply the Bill of Rights to the states through the Due Process Clause.