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Seditious libel

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John Peter Zenger, publisher of the New-York Weekly Journal, was arrested and put on trial for supposedly printing seditious libels that undermine the governmental authority. Zenger was declared innocent because what he publicized was the truth. The Zenger Trial established and enforced the freedom of press.

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John Peter Zenger, publisher of the New-York Weekly Journal, was arrested and put on trial for supposedly printing seditious libels that undermine the governmental authority. Zenger was declared innocent because what he publicized was the truth. The Zenger Trial established and enforced the freedom of press.

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