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SCC rules informer privilege won’t shield wrongdoing by Crime Stopper tipsters

Friday, November 10, 2017 @ 7:08 AM | By Cristin Schmitz

Anonymous crime tipsters can’t hide behind informer privilege in furtherance of their own criminal activity or with the aim of interfering with the administration of justice, the Supreme Court has ruled....

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