Which protection in the bill of rights is most
directly related to the 1735 trial of john peter
zenger?
(1) freedom of the press
(2) right to bear arms
(3) ban on unreasonable searches
(4) freedom from double jeopardy

The protection in the Bill of Rights which is most directly related to the 1735 trial of John Peter Zenger was (1) freedom of the press. New York Weekly Journal writer Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the Royal Governor of New York on the basis that what he wrote was true. This relates to freedom of the press, because that is the freedom of communication and expression through various mediums, and John Peter Zenger was expressing his personal opinion, which just so happened to be true.

Ithink the answer is c