Newspapers and Legal Research
Newspapers can be useful for researching the history, context, and public opinion of legal issues and decisions. Trial reporting can be especially useful, including for jury trials and cases which settle out of court and for which there is no written decision.
For example, this is a screenshot from the newspaper database ProQuest Canadian Newsstream of a Globe and Mail newspaper clipping about the Morgantaler case, 1986, titled: "Charter's meaning at issue in Morgantaler case." It includes context about the political nature of the case that established the right to abortion services in Canada. For access to more newspaper databases see these guides: