As with the Free Speech Clause, Courts have repeatedly expanded the scope of the 14th Amendment. "Incorporation doctrine" is an example. It is a doctrine invented by the U.S. Supreme Court in order to "incorporate" the Bill of Rights into the 14th Amendment, and thereby apply the Bill of Rights against the States. Recall that the Bill of Rights were originally intended to apply only against the federal government. | As with the Free Speech Clause, Courts have repeatedly expanded the scope of the 14th Amendment. "Incorporation doctrine" is an example. It is a doctrine invented by the U.S. Supreme Court in order to "incorporate" the Bill of Rights into the 14th Amendment, and thereby apply the Bill of Rights against the States. Recall that the Bill of Rights were originally intended to apply only against the federal government. |