Rights of cyber-bullied children outweigh freedom of the press - Supreme Court

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down The Halifax Herald and Global Television’s bid to identify a Nova Scotia girl who is now free to pursue her court battle against a cyberbully. The ruling overturned two lower court decisions that refused to ban publication of the girl’s name. The decision was a setback to a coalition of media groups that had fought in court to have the girl’s name revealed. The case revolves around a 15-?year-old girl (17 now), identified as A.B., who discovered that someone had posted a fake Facebook profile using her picture, a slightly...