![]() ![]() Hamilton has mixed First Amendment legacy (Image via Wikimedia Commons, painted by John Trumbull circa 1805, public domain)Īlexander Hamilton (1755–1804), a lawyer, statesman, and founder of the Federalist Party, is remembered for his role in the formation and ratification of the Constitution, for his broad interpretations of federal power, and for the expansive economic programs (which included the establishment of a national bank) that he implemented as secretary of the Treasury under President George Washington. While he didn't win the Croswell case, his position on press liberty eventually was adopted and expanded in later cases. ![]() Croswell, he argued (unsuccessfully) that the truth published with good motive could be a defense to libel. ![]() Alexander Hamilton’s initial opposition to the Bill of Rights and subsequent support of the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 have sometimes overshadowed his lifelong concern with the individual liberties guaranteed by the First Amendment. ![]()
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