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Constitution of the United States of America  | First Amendment

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people
peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."

Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts  |  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."

First Amendment

Media |  Free Speech