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8 Nov

Chief Justice speaks on journalism

Courts and journalism are inextricably linked to democracy — a free press and democracy cannot be separated, says The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of […]

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29 Oct

Anatomy of an ATI release

CP’s Bruce Cheadle describes yet another unsuccessful access to information request, in this case seeking government briefing materials on the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership. The latest batch of blacked-out documents arrived […]

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29 Oct

Why we fight … publication bans

CommentaryA Saskatchewan judge has ignored a reporter’s challenge to a publication ban imposed in a high-profile criminal case. In an October 2007 column, managing editor Vern Faulkner of the Prince Albert […]

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29 Oct

Ruling shields informers’ identities

NewsReinforcing the protection given to confidential police informers, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the court and Crown have no discretion to disclose any details to the public […]

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29 Oct

The limits of web speech

CommentaryThe courts are coming to grips with chat on the Internet, says BBC News Online columnist Bill Thompson. People who post anonymous comments on websites be warned — you can […]

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12 Oct

British ruling backs investigative reporting

NewsThe Guardian newspaper calls it a “landmark” ruling in defence of investigative reporting. Britain’s court of appeal has used the defence of “responsible journalism” to dismiss a libel action against the […]

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9 Oct

Banned: A tale of two trials

By Isabel TeotonioToronto Star Topple Chicago’s Sears Tower. Attack the Miami Federal Courthouse. Blow up FBI buildings in five cities. That’s what the so-called Liberty City Seven, a group of […]

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28 Sep

Covering the U.S. courts

BackgrounderConrad Black’s fraud trial in Chicago highlighted the differences between the Canadian and American systems of justice. A Canadian journalist who needs to know how a grand jury works or […]

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27 Sep

N.S. rulings blazed trail of openness

By Dean Jobb Linden MacIntyre’s request was simple. The CBC Television reporter, now a host of the investigative program the fifth estate, wanted to see search warrants used to seize […]

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27 Sep

Covering Mahar Arar: A panel discussion

When journalism and national security collideToronto’s Osgoode Hall Law School hosted a panel discussion on March 21, 2007, exploring media coverage of Mahar Arar story. How should journalists have handled […]

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