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Barron v. Baltimore (1833)
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*Barron v. Baltimore* (1833) held that the Bill of Rights restrained only the national government, not the states.
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A city ruined a wharf owner's property; the Fifth Amendment's takings protection gave him nothing against a state.
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For nearly a century, state constitutions were the main shield, and protection varied by state.