Nebraska Constitution

Article I, § 5 — Freedom of speech and press

Nebraska Const. art. I, § 5

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Neb. Const. art. I, § 5.

Full Text

Every person may freely speak, write and publish on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty; and in all trials for libel, both civil and criminal, the truth when published with good motives, and for justifiable ends, shall be a sufficient defense.

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History

Source: Neb. Const. art. I, sec. 5 (1875).

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