In Barron v. Baltimore, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the __________ clause directly applied against unwarranted state action with respect to property rights.

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In Barron v. Baltimore, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the contract clause directly applied against unwarranted state action with respect to property rights. This decision emphasized the limitations of the federal Bill of Rights on state governments, indicating that those rights did not apply to state actions at the time.

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