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wainwright, griswold versus connecticut, "new york times" versus sullivan, brown v. board of education, roe v. wade, lawrence v. texas, none of them is a bill of rights case. why not tax because the bill of rights originally applied only against the federal government. it's about states rights and in between the celebration of the local juries and bill of rights was anti-federalist teen party suspicion of local government. and that's important. but that isn't the power bill of rights today because you believe some of the most fundamental rights need to be protected against states and localities. brown v. topeka and kansas, gideon versus wainwright in florida, roe v. wade and texas, lawrence versus texas, sullivan was an effort by alabama to shut down free speech. miranda v. arizona, griswold versus connecticut. most of the cases that ordinary people think of as bill of rights cases are not bill of rights cases because the amendments are only about limiting the federal government. so, what kind of cases are gideon versus wainwright and texas when they are not bill of rights ca