Individuals and government officials influenced the way the press wrote and published about their affairs. It was a libel law. According to Reyes et.al, defamation involves the action of exposing individuals to hatred, causing damage to one's business or profession (001). The first federal law limited the freedom of the press because of its bias. And this, even after Congress was prohibited from passing any law that would restrict media freedom. Congress passed a law banning media freedom to avoid unnecessary attack on them and prominent figures in the country.