Multiple Choice
John Peter Zenger's trial in 1735 established
A) that truth is a defense in libel cases.
B) absolute freedom of the press.
C) private ownership of newspapers.
D) the right to send newspapers through the mail.
E) the legal difference between libel and slander.
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