MA · constitutions
Mass. Const. pt. 1, art. 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.]
History
Annulled and superseded by Amendments, Art. LXXVII.
Provenance
- Source
- malegislature.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
- Content hash
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