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#[https://www.famous-trials.com/zenger/87-home William Cosby], governor of New York in 1732. | #[https://www.famous-trials.com/zenger/87-home William Cosby], governor of New York in 1732. | ||
Zenger uses his ''The New York Weekly Journal'' to criticize governor Cosby. | |||
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John Peter Zenger (1697 - 1746) is an important figure in the history and background to the 1st Amendment's freedom of speech clause.
New York publications
Zenger's news stories angered 2 politicians in New York at the time
- Rip Van Dam, acting governor of New York in 1731
- William Cosby, governor of New York in 1732.
Zenger uses his The New York Weekly Journal to criticize governor Cosby.
