MO · constitutions
Mo. Const. art. I, § 8
Freedom of speech — evidence of truth in defamation actions — province of jury
That no law shall be passed impairing the freedom of speech, no matter by what means communicated: that every person shall be free to say, write or publish, or otherwise communicate whatever he will on any subject, being responsible for all abuses of that liberty; and that in all suits and prosecutions for libel or slander the truth thereof may be given in evidence; and in suits and prosecutions for libel the jury, under the direction of the court, shall determine the law and the facts.
History
Source: Const. of 1875, Art. II, § 14.
Provenance
- Source
- revisor.mo.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
- Content hash
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