# Claim 965

Chief Justice Edward White wrote the unanimous Supreme Court opinion quashing the indictment because no federal crime of libel existed.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: Chief Justice Edward White wrote the unanimous Supreme Court opinion quashing the indictment because no federal crime of libel existed.
- Field: status
- Value: Supreme Court quashes the indictment
- About: [incident 1909-us-panama-canal-libel-prosecutions](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1909-us-panama-canal-libel-prosecutions)
- Source: United States v. Press Publishing Co. (1911). https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/united-states-v-press-publishing-co/
- Publisher: The First Amendment Encyclopedia, Middle Tennessee State University
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2023-07-30

## Quotation from the source

> Chief Justice Edward White’s opinion for a unanimous Court quashed the indictments, recognizing that there was no federal crime of libel

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