Cuthbertson v. Rasouli - Supreme Court Media Lock-up

This week, the Supreme Court of Canada accepted a request for a media lock-up.  This seems like a great idea for newsworthy opinions of general public interest like Rasouli.



Basically, for a period of time before the decision is publicly released, reporters are locked in a room in the courthouse and given advance copies of the opinion.  The reporters agree not to transmit their stories until the doors are reopened.



The benefit of a lock-up is immediate coverage that is both accurate and rich.  The media is able to get a deeper understanding of the complexity of the case.   Reporters get a chance to absorb the opinion, ask questions of the court's Executive Legal Officer, and work on their stories without the fear that someone could scoop them during the embargo.