Ky. Const. § 9
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Article I › Section 9
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Section 9 Truth may be given in evidence in prosecution for publishing matters
proper for public information -- Jury to try law and facts in libel prosecutions.
In prosecutions for the publication of papers investigating the official conduct of
officers or men in a public capacity, or where the matter published is proper for public
information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence; and in all indictments for libel
the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the facts, under the direction of the
court, as in other cases.
Text as Ratified on: August 3, 1891, and revised September 28, 1891.
History: Not yet amended.
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