TORONTO - The Supreme Court of Canada will rule Thursday on whether they'll hear an appeal in a controversial publication ban in the case of a woman charged in the death of eight-year-old Tori Stafford.
The sweeping ban raised hackles across the country when it was brought in April 30, with front-page newspaper editorials lambasting it as going too far.
Experts in media law called the extent of the ban unusual and one that would simply fuel rampant speculation.
Terri-Lynne McClintic, 20, and Michael Rafferty, 30, were charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in the death of Tori, a little girl from Woodstock, Ont., whose case captured hearts countrywide.
Her remains were not found until more than three months after her disappearance, some 100 kilometres away in a field north of Guelph, Ont.
McClintic was scheduled to appear in court April 30 of this year, but a temporary publication ban prohibited the media from providing any further information until further order of the court.
