Printer Charged With "Seditious Libel"
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Freedom of press, right to counsel, and other basic constitutional guarantees can be traced to this landmark colonial case, in which the jury acquitted Zenger of the charges.Freedom of press, right to counsel, and other basic constitutional guarantees can be traced to this landmark colonial case, in which the jury acquitted Zenger of the charges.
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