MA · constitutions
Mass. Const. amend. art. LXXVII
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.
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- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-25
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