For the first 150 years of constitutional interpretation, the Bill of Rights applied against only the federal government, and not against state or local government.
For the first 150 years of constitutional interpretation, the Bill of Rights applied against only the federal government, and not against state or local government.
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Justice [[Hugo Black]] of the Warren Court was a leading proponent of incorporation doctrine.
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Justice [[Hugo Black]] of the Warren Court was a leading proponent of incorporation doctrine; Justice [[Potter Stewart]] was a critic of it.