{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-const.-art.-1-20","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Const. art. 1, § 20","heading":"Freedom of speech and press; libel; truth a defense.","body":"Every person may freely speak, write and publish on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and in all trials for libel, both civil and criminal, the truth, when published with good intent and [for] justifiable ends, shall be a sufficient defense, the jury having the right to determine the facts and the law, under direction of the court.","path":["TITLE 97 - WYOMING CONSTITUTION","ARTICLE 1 - DECLARATION OF RIGHTS"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title97.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:31Z","sha256":"88ae6258e7ab63426a8366688b19ba33e936ef54f49a48a61fa376ec718ef1ce","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-const.-art.-1-19","next":"us-wy/wyo.-const.-art.-1-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}