Links
Media law
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Canadian media lawyers
Website for an association of Canadian media lawyers interested in advocacy and education in issues involving media law and free expression. It also contains analysis of recent court cases involving the media.
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Canadian Lawyer magazine
Periodical carrying legal news and information about Canadian lawyers.
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Legal case studies
Blogs on current legal issues by law students, with lots of links to other sites.
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Ethics of expert witnessing
Read "Witness for the Plaintiff," an article by Michael Perkins in the Journal of Mass Media Ethics. It explains why journalism professors should provide expertise to plaintiffs, not just media companies.
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Canadian legal database
A searchable database giving legal decisions of Canadian and provincial courts.
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Articles on media law cases
Media Relations website that publishes commentary on current cases of media law disputes in Canada.
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Alan Shanoff's columns
The only person writing regularly about media legal issues. He is former legal counsel for the Toronto Sun.
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Regret the Error
Craig Silverman's insightful collection of how newspapers get things very wrong sometimes. He's a columnist for the Toronto Star and Columbia Journalism Review.
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Britain's Press Gazette
link to collection of news and commentary on current media legal cases and ethical dilemmas in Britain and abroad.
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Legaltree Canada database
A useful rundown of what constitutes Canadian law in various areas, as well as a directory of lawyers.
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Lexpert magazine
Articles about the business of law in Canada, including a directory of cases and most-recommended lawyers in Canada.