The New York City trial in 1735 of editor John Peter Zenger's case demonstrated that the truth cannot be false and misleading.
The case is significant because it established the principle, which is now firmly established in US law, that factual information cannot be defamatory. In the People v. Croswell (New York 1804) case, Alexander Hamilton used this argument to defend Harry Croswell against claims of criminal libel for allegations he made regarding President Thomas Jefferson. The notion was later embedded into New York and laws in other states.
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