Incorporation: Does the Bill of Rights Bind the States? Kian v. Florida

Podcast: Consequential Actions Podcast · Jeff Kellick

Opublikowano: 2026-10-20

Incorporation: Does the Bill of Rights Bind the States? Kian v. Florida In 1789 James Madison asked Congress to bar the states from violating the rights of conscience, the freedom of the press, and trial by jury in criminal cases. He called it the most valuable amendment on the list. The Senate struck it out. This term the Supreme Court decides whether Florida may convict a man of a felony with a jury of six. Hamed Kian was convicted on five felony counts by six jurors. In federal court he...