Amend. Art. LXXVII
Liberty of the press and free speech
Right
Individual Rights
Amendments · Articles of Amendment
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Article XVI of Part the First is hereby annulled and the following is adopted in place thereof:
Article XVI. The liberty of the press is essential to the security of freedom in a state: it ought not, therefore, to be restrained in this commonwealth. The right of free speech shall not be abridged.
Simplified explanation
Replaces Article XVI of Part the First: the liberty of the press is essential to the security of freedom in a state and ought not to be restrained in this commonwealth, and the right of free speech shall not be abridged.