| Reference Re Alberta Statutes | |
|---|---|
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| Court | Judicial Committee of the Privy Council |
| Full case name | Attorney General of Alberta v Attorney General of Canada |
| Decided | July 14, 1938 |
| Case history | |
| Appealed from | Reference Re Alberta Statutes - The Bank Taxation Act; The Credit of Alberta Regulation Act; and the Accurate News and Information Act, 1938 CanLII 1, [1938] SCR 100 (4 March 1938), Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | The Lord Chancellor, Lord Atkin, Lord Thankerton, Lord Russell of Killowen, Lord Macmillan |
| Case opinions | |
| Decision by | The Lord Chancellor |
Reference Re Alberta Statutes,[1] also known as the Alberta Press case and the Alberta Press Act Reference, is a landmark reference of the Supreme Court of Canada where several provincial laws, including one restricting the press, were struck down and the existence of an implied bill of rights protecting civil liberties such as a free press was first proposed.
- ^ Attorney General of Alberta v Attorney General of Canada [1938] UKPC 46 (14 July 1938), P.C. (on appeal from Canada)