 | California - Session laws - 1863 - 908 pages
...citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects. being responsible fur the abuse of that right: and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. la all criminal prosecutions on indictments for libels,... | |
 | New York (State) - Law - 1863 - 1036 pages
...law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech, or of the pi-ess. In all criminal prosecutions , or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence i to the jury ; and if it shall appear to the jury, that the matter charged as libellous is true, and... | |
 | Law - 1907 - 564 pages
...offence. Sec. 22. Every person may freely speak, write, or publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law...abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions for libel, the truth of the mactei alleged to be libelous may be given in evidence... | |
 | Law - 1907 - 560 pages
...offence. Sec. 22. Every person may freely speak, write, or publish his sentiments on all subjects, being- responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law...abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions for libel, the truth of the matter alleged to be libelous may be given in evidence... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1919 - 1826 pages
...provision that "every citizen may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press." It was said: "While the right to publish is thus... | |
 | 1914 - 754 pages
...resorting to equity court he waives such right. (Westphal v. City of New York, 75 App. Div. 252.) (1902.) for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable... | |
 | New York State Bar Association - Bar associations - 1902 - 584 pages
...section 8): " Every citizen may freely speak, write or publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press." That the abuse of the right is punishable is a necessary... | |
 | United States - Constitutions - 1969 - 348 pages
...Press SEC. 9. Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right ; and no law...abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear... | |
 | Constitutional law - 1990 - 540 pages
...and no lawshall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or the press. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth...evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable... | |
 | David J. Bodenhamer, James W. Ely (Jr.) - Law - 1993 - 262 pages
...provides that "[e]very citizen may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge that liberty of speech or of the press."28 The New York Court of Appeals has construed these... | |
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In all prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear to the jury, that the matter charged as libelous, is true, and was published with good motives, and for justifiable ends, the party... 
