Rhode Island Constitution
Article I, § 20 — Freedom of press
Rhode Island Const. art. I, § 20
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R.I. Const. art. I, § 20.
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The liberty of the press being essential to the security of freedom in a state, any person may publish sentiments on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty; and in all trials for libel, both civil and criminal, the truth, unless published from malicious motives, shall be sufficient defense to the person charged.
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