In Palko v.Connecticut, the ruling in Baron v.Baltimore was overturned because of passage of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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Palko v. Connecticut did not overturn Baron v. Baltimore; instead, it involved the application of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, whereas Baron v. Baltimore held that the Bill of Rights did not apply to state governments.

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