Nameless suspects
How Bloomberg turned an awkward principle into an adverse precedent
On Wednesday, the UK Supreme Court confirmed that a person being investigated by a law-enforcement body has a reasonable expectation of privacy. An individual cannot be identified before charge unless the media’s right to freedom of expression outweighs the suspect’s right to privacy.
The news organisation responsible for establishing that adverse preced…
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