The decision in the case of John Peter Zenger

a. changed the law on seditious libel in colonial Massachusetts and became an important milestone in the path toward freedom of speech in America
b. led directly to the adoption of the Virginia Bill of Rights, which became a forerunner of the American Bill of Rights
c. established a precedent for freedom of religion in America
d. was, in a sense, a case of jury nullification and was an important step toward freedom of the press in America
e. made it illegal in colonial New York for anyone to print scandal about a government official, even if the accusations were true