With American juries unwilling to convict a man for publishing the truth, or even an opinion, it became difficult for royal officials to bring seditious libel cases in the colonies.

• 由于美洲地区的陪审员不肯给公开真相或甚至发表观点的人定罪，因此，皇家官员很难在殖民地提出煽动诽谤罪的起诉。