# Claim 969

A contemporary law journal described the Supreme Court's decision as "a landmark, one of the substantial guarantees of the continued freedom of the press."

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

- Statement: A contemporary law journal described the Supreme Court's decision as "a landmark, one of the substantial guarantees of the continued freedom of the press."
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Case later called a guarantee of press freedom
- 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

> a contemporary law journal described it as “a landmark, one of the substantial guarantees of the continued freedom of the press.”

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