Trial of John Peter Zenger

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John Peter Zenger was a German-American printer, publisher, editor and journalist in New York City. He was a defendant in a landmark legal case in American jurisprudence that determined that truth was a defense against charges of libel and "laid the foundation for American press freedom."**

 

John Peter Zenger. Wikipedia.  Accessed 3/26/12.

Libel Trials
Trial of John Peter Zenger