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United States v. Press Publishing Co. (1911)

The First Amendment Encyclopedia, Middle Tennessee State University, 2023-07-30

Address: https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/united-states-v-press-publishing-co/
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Last checked: 2026-09-26
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United States: President Theodore Roosevelt seeks criminal libel indictments against the New York World and the Indianapolis News over Panama Canal reporting
Claim 964: Roosevelt initiated the libel prosecutions against Pulitzer and other publishers over stories alleging he had profited from the Panama Canal purchase while president.
Claim 965: Chief Justice Edward White wrote the unanimous Supreme Court opinion quashing the indictment because no federal crime of libel existed.
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."

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