Question

In the First Amendment to the US Constitution, which words reflect the influence of the Peter Zenger trial?

(Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,
and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.)

Answer 1

Answer:

the answer is or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;

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Answer 2

The correct answer is- "abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press."

Why was the Peter Zenger trial significant?

• The trial of John Peter Zenger (1697–1746) was among the most significant events in developing American cognition about free speech both before and after the First Amendment was adopted.

• Zenger's case demonstrated that the truth cannot be libelous.
• Gouverneur Morris, a descendant of Judge Lewis Morris and a key figure at the 1787 Constitutional Convention, later described Zenger as "the germ of American freedom, the morning star of that liberty which subsequently revolutionized America").
• The case is significant because it established the concept, which is now solidified in US law, that factual information cannot be libelous. In the case of People v. Croswell, Alexander Hamilton used this argument to justify Harry Croswell against claims of criminal defamatory for allegations he made about President Thomas Jefferson.
• The approach was later embedded into New York and other states' laws.

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