Ruled that the fourteenth amendment to the united states constitution had extended the reach of certain limitations on federal government authority set forth in the first amendment—specifically
the supreme court, in its decision in stated that the first amendment was "among the fundamental personal rights and 'liberties' protected by the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment from impairment by the states." given that, "congress shall make no law" is now interpreted as "government agencies shall make no law"
which court case established precedent for the doctrine of selective incorporation, thus extending most of the requirements of the bill of rights to the states