What do you think about the John Zenger's trial?

Question

Like what are your thoughts on it and what do you believe? Was it the right thing to do?

Answer 1

I assume that you are asking about the 1735 trial of John Senger for seditious libel. His was a landmark case because his acquittal established important case law regarding freedom of the press and reinforced the idea that as long as a reporter/newspaper published the truth, they were fairly safe from being prosecuted for seditious libel or just plain libel.

You can read more by using this link:

http://www.historybuff.com/library/refzenger.html

Good luck with your search for information.