Posted AT 5:05 AM EDT on 29/02/08
Deal eliminates test of press freedom
A controversial attempt to seize a Toronto freelance writer's notes was defused yesterday after a judge brokered a deal that limited damage to journalistic principle.Journalist Lon Appleby agreed to answer questions in the witness box in connection with a first-degree murder case.
In return, a defence lawyer for the accused man said he would drop his attempt to subpoena notes and tape recordings that Mr. Appleby made while researching a 1998 Toronto Life magazine story.
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