Gitlow v. New York (1925) case brief

Supreme Court Gitlow v. New York (1925) tackled the question of whether the protections of the First Amendment, specifically freedom of speech, extended to state governments through the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause. At the heart of this case was Benjamin Gitlow, a member of the Communist Party, who faced prosecution under New York state law for his involvement in publishing and disseminating anti-government leaflets.