may 28, 1876 - U.S. v. Cruickshank
Description:
United States v. Cruikshank, 92 U.S. 542, was an important United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Bill of Rights did not apply to private actors or to state governments despite the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 28, 1876
Now
~ 150 years ago