Free Speech - Case - 103 U.S. 168

Case - 103 U.S. 168

Parties: Kilbourn v. Thompson

Date: 1880-10-00

Identifiers:

103 U.S. 168 (U.S. Reports)
26 L. Ed. 377
1880 U.S. LEXIS 2104

Opinions:

Majority: Author - Miller, Samuel Freeman, 1816-1890

Segment Sets:

Paragraph: 66 - In the Constitution of the State of Massachusetts of 1780, adopted during the war of the Revolution, the twenty-first article of the Bill of Rights embodies the principle in the following language: 'The freedom of deliberation, speech, and debate in either House of the legislature is so essential to the rights of the people, that it cannot be the foundation of any accusation or prosecution, action, or complaint, in any other court or place whatsoever.'

Notes:

Preferred Terms:

(is) legislative deliberation and debate

Phrase match: The freedom of deliberation, speech, and

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Paragraph: 70 - 'The next great and vital privilege is the freedom of speech and debate, without which all other privileges would be comparatively unimportant or ineffectual.

Notes:

Preferred Terms:

Phrase match: the freedom of speech and debate

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