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C. Gitlow v. New York case provides for the selective incorporation of the right to free speech.
Gitlow v. New York (1925) was a pivotal case in Supreme Court history that began the process of selective incorporation specifically for the right to free speech.
In this case, the Court ruled that states must respect the First Amendment's free speech protections because they are fundamental rights under the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.
- Selective incorporation refers to the process by which American courts have applied portions of the U.S. Bill of Rights to the states.
- The Gitlow v. New York case dealt with Benjamin Gitlow, who was charged under New York's Criminal Anarchy Law for advocating the overthrow of the government via a left-wing manifesto.
- The Supreme Court ruled that while Gitlow could be charged under the state's law, the state could not infringe on his right to free speech because free speech is a fundamental right protected by the Fourteenth Amendment.
- This set a precedent that led to other freedoms being incorporated through subsequent rulings.
