Barron v. Baltimore
1833 U.S. Supreme Court case on the scope of the Bill of Rights / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Barron v. Baltimore, 32 U.S. (7 Pet.) 243 (1833), is a landmark United States Supreme Court case in 1833, which helped define the concept of federalism in US constitutional law. The Court ruled that the Bill of Rights did not apply to the state governments, establishing a precedent until the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Quick Facts Barron v. Baltimore, Argued February 11, 1833 Decided February 16, 1833 ...
Barron v. Baltimore | |
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Argued February 11, 1833 Decided February 16, 1833 | |
Full case name | John Barron, survivor of John Craig, for the use of Luke Tiernan, Executor of John Craig v. The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore |
Citations | 32 U.S. 243 (more) |
Case history | |
Prior | Accepted on writ of error to the Court of Appeals for the Western Shore of the State of Maryland. |
Holding | |
State governments are not bound by the Bill of Rights. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Marshall, joined by unanimous |
Superseded by | |
U.S. Const. amend. XIV[1] |
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