The chief justice during the Gitlow v. New York case, decided in 1925, was William Howard Taft. The Supreme Court's decision in this case addressed the application of the First Amendment's free speech protections to state laws through the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause. Taft's leadership in the court played a significant role in shaping constitutional interpretations during this period.
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