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VICE press freedoms case now in the hands of the Supreme Court
Media groups back up reporter Ben Makuch, who has been ordered by Canadian police to hand over communications he had with a suspected terrorist
As Canadian Police Demand Journalists' Material, the Law Offers Limited Protection
More than five years after a landmark case decided that Canadian journalists have no blanket protections from having police seize their notes, little movement has been made on press freedom.
VICE News Battles Canadian Police Over Right to Protect Journalist's Material
VICE News is fighting an attempt by the RCMP — Canada’s federal police force — to obtain “any notes and all records of communications” between VICE News reporter, Ben Makuch, and an Islamic State militant.
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