Zenger Trial

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  • New York Weekly Journal
  • Extra! Extra! Government is corrupt.
  • Paper Burned
  • Accused
  • Your newspaper is saying bad things about the governor and causing riots. You will have a trial.
  • John Peter Zenger publishes a series of articles in which he criticizes the governor of New York.
  • Hamilton's Defense
  • Please consider Mr. Zenger's claims about the governor are true before deciding on a verdict.
  • The governor orders the New York weekly Journal burned and has Peter Zenger arrested.
  • Jury's Decision
  • We the Jury find John Peter Zenger Not Guilty!
  • I told you to say he was GUILTY!
  • Peter Zenger is accused of seditious libel and his trial begins.
  • Life With The First Amendment
  • Thoughts on President Obama.
  • The United States government is corrupt.
  • John Peter Zenger's brilliant defense lawyer Andrew Hamilton helped win the case by proving Zenger didn't commit seditious libel.
  • Hamilton convinced the Jury that Zenger's claims about the governor are true so it wouldn't be seditious libel. This caused the jury to find Zenger not guilty.
  • People can speak their mind and say what they want. The press can write what they want about the goverment and people because of the Zenger Trial.