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    2. On this day in 1735, newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger was acquitted of seditious libel
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    On this day in 1735, newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger was acquitted of seditious libel

    On this day in 1735, newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger was acquitted of seditious libel for publishing critical pieces on the royal governor of New York. The ruling laid the groundwork for freedom of the press in America. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ—ž πŸ” πŸ—ž πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ At the time, under English common law, seditious libel was defined as […]

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    On this day in 1735, newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger was acquitted of seditious libel

    On this day in 1735, newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger was acquitted of seditious libel for publishing critical pieces on the royal governor of New York. The ruling laid the groundwork for freedom of the press in America. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ—ž πŸ” πŸ—ž πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ At the time, under English common law, seditious libel was defined as […]

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