Incorporation Doctrine

Application of the Bill of Rights protections to state governments through the Fourteenth Amendment.

Timbs v. Indiana
  1. Timbs v. Indiana
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (February 20, 2019)
  3. Original Case: Timbs v. Indiana, 588 U.S. ___ (2019)
  4. VictimsNoneDefendantsState of IndianaPlaintiffsTyson TimbsInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysCurtis T. Hill Jr.Plaintiff AttorneysWesley HottotJudgesRuth Bader GinsburgJohn RobertsInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesIndiana Attorney General's OfficeInstitute for Justice
  5. Case Tags: Excessive Fines;Civil Asset Forfeiture;Incorporation Doctrine;Supreme Court Cases
Ramos v. Louisiana
  1. Ramos v. Louisiana
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (April 20, 2020)
  3. VictimsTrinece FedisonDefendantsEvangelisto RamosPlaintiffsState of LouisianaProsecutorsElizabeth MurrillDefense AttorneysJeffrey L. FisherJudgesNeil GorsuchRuth Bader GinsburgStephen BreyerSonia SotomayorBrett KavanaughClarence ThomasJohn RobertsSamuel AlitoElena KaganInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesLouisiana Supreme Court
  4. Case Tags: Sixth Amendment;Jury Unanimity;Incorporation Doctrine;Landmark Supreme Court Case