Dejuan is the managing editor and owner of a small local paper, the Saratoga Register, that has published a series of well-resea
rched articles alleging corruption and malfeasance in the Mayor’s office of his town. When police confiscated the Register’s computers and printing facilities, they were violating which freedom protected by the Bill of Rights? Select one: A. Freedom of the press B. The protection against quartering soldiers C. The right to keep and bear arms D. The right to freedom of religion
Freedom of the press refers to the right of communicating news, events or information on any topic through media, for example, radio, television or newspapers without being restricted, except if the information threatens national security or goes against the rights of others.
This freedom is the one police violated in the case presented because by confiscating computers and printing facilities they are restricting Dejuan's right to inform the community about the corruption and crimes of the Mayor's office which is part of freedom of the press.
