West Virginia Constitution
Article III, § 7 — Freedom of speech and press guaranteed
West Virginia Const. art. III, § 7
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CitationWest Virginia Const. art. III, § 7
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W. Va. Const. art. III, § 7.
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No law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, shall be passed; but the Legislature may, by suitable penalties, restrain the publication or sale of obscene books, papers, or pictures, and provide for the punishment of libel, and defamation of character, and for the recovery, in civil actions, by the aggrieved party, of suitable damages for such libel, or defamation.
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