# Claim 923

The Court identified free speech and press as fundamental personal liberties protected by the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause from impairment by the states.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: The Court identified free speech and press as fundamental personal liberties protected by the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause from impairment by the states.
- Field: status
- Value: Free speech and press treated as protected liberties
- About: [incident 1925-us-supreme-court-upholds-gitlow-anarchy-conviction](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1925-us-supreme-court-upholds-gitlow-anarchy-conviction)
- Source: Gitlow v. New York (1925), The First Amendment Encyclopedia. https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/gitlow-v-new-york/
- Publisher: Gitlow v. New York (1925), The First Amendment Encyclopedia
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2009-01-01

## Quotation from the source

> among the fundamental personal rights and ‘liberties’ protected by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment from impairment by the States.

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