Search: insult and defamation laws, head of government William Howard Taft
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ContinentAsia
StagePunish 1
OutcomeUpheld by a court 1
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Head of governmentWilliam Howard Taft
Philippines: United States colonial government's libel law is used to close the newspaper El Renacimiento
The United States colonial government in the Philippines enacted a criminal libel law in 1901 that Governor-General William Howard Taft defended by saying Filipinos were unused to the freedom of the press. The law was used in 1908 to convi…
Insult and defamation laws · Stage Punish · Head of government William Howard Taft · Upheld by a court