Supreme Court of Canada upholds contested Amanda Todd pre-trial publication ban

Canada's highest court has upheld interpretations of the Criminal Code that apply automatic publication bans for matters when a jury is not in place — which media outlets and civil liberty advocates argued stifles freedom of the press.

Supreme Court of Canada upholds contested Amanda Todd pre-trial publication ban
A man walks by the Supreme Court of Canada building in Ottawa.

Canada's highest court has upheld interpretations of the Criminal Code that apply automatic publication bans for matters when a jury is not in place — which media outlets and civil liberty advocates argued stifles freedom of the press.