The first incorporation of the Bill of Rights occurred with respect to free speech in the famous case of

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The case of Gitlow v. New York in 1925 incorporated the First Amendment's protection of free speech to state governments through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This began the process of applying the Bill of Rights to state actions, not just actions of the federal government, through the incorporation doctrine.

The First Incorporation of the Bill of Rights Occurred with Respect