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The trial and acquittal of New Yorker John Peter Zenger in 1735 on charges of seditious libel under the British colonial government became a symbol of the American commitment to the freedom of the press. Seditious libel is the action or crime of publishing a seditious statement. It includes speech attacking basic institutions of government, including particular governmental leaders.
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John Peter Zenger (October 26, 1697 – July 28, 1746) was a German printer and journalist in New York City

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