In honor of U.S. Constitution Day, on Sept. 17, we present a five-part series on the Bill of Rights. It reveals how the first 10 amendments to the Constitution guarantee freedom of speech, religion, and the press, and, in so many other ways, limit the power of the federal government and secure the rights of individuals.
Until the 1960s, the 14th amendment required states to provide due process and equal protection of the laws to all citizens, but states didn’t have to abide by all of the restrictions on governmental action set forth in the Bill of Rights.
