Although in Gitlow v. New York, the Supreme Court established the Fourteenth Amendment's jurisdiction over the states, when it came to free speech, which of the following was also true?
A. The Court soon expressed regret for the decision because the freed defendant, Benjamin Gitlow, started a violent riot with one of his speeches.
B. New York declined to follow the ruling by the Supreme Court order and never retried Gitlow.
C. Defendant Gitlow's nomination to the Supreme Court some 25 years later was defeated because of his early activism.
D. Defendant Gitlow still had his state-level conviction upheld and went to prison.
Answer: D
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