How publication bans can frustrate your right to know what's happening in the courts

How publication bans can frustrate your right to know what's happening in the courts

In February, a B.C. judge lifted a publication ban on the identity of a man who was tried for murder, more than 13 years after it was put in place. (The Investigative Journalism Foundation) Press freedom advocates say an unusual 13-year publication ban in a B.C. murder case exemplifies the increasingly uphill battle they face in keeping the public informed about what’s happening in the courts.Earlier this year, a justice agreed to end a ban on i…