What is the current state of the law on open access to courts?
Prince Edward Island, Canada
The following excerpt is from Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v Summerside (City of), 1999 CanLII 4294 (PE SCTD):
It is settled law that court proceedings are to function openly, subject to justified exceptions, and that the requirement of public access to the courts is an attribute of the right of freedom of expression guaranteed by s. 2(b) of the Charter. the openness of the courts invokes a restraint on arbitrary action by those who govern and by the powerful. See Edmonton Journal v. Alberta (Attorney General) (1989), 1989 CanLII 20 (SCC), 64 D.L.R. (4th) 577 (S.C.C.).
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