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Claim

Claim 974

Kalaw and Ocampo's appeals to the Philippine Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court failed, and their conviction was affirmed in both courts.

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

Statement
Kalaw and Ocampo's appeals to the Philippine Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court failed, and their conviction was affirmed in both courts.
Field
status
Value
Conviction affirmed on appeal
About
incident 1901-philippines-us-colonial-libel-act-el-renacimiento
Source
A relic of colonial rule
Publisher
Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2014-02-24

Quotation from the source

Kalaw and Ocampo appealed the decision before the Philippine Supreme Court and later, the US Supreme Court, but their conviction was affirmed in both.