Andrew Hamilton (lawyer)
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Andrew Hamilton (lawyer)
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Andrew Hamilton was a Scottish lawyer in the Thirteen Colonies who settled in Philadelphia. He was best known for his legal victory on behalf of the printer and newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger. His involvement with the 1735 decision in New York helped to establish that truth is a defense to an accusation of libel. His eloquent defense concluded with saying that the press has "a liberty both of exposing and opposing tyrannical power by speaking and writing truth." His success in this case h
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American lawyer (1676–1741)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Hamilton_(lawyer)
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2004-07-03T17:02:12Z
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2024-08-29T00:06:48Z
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