Comparing libel law: Massachusetts and Nova Scotia in the early 19th century

In this podcast episode, Greg Marchildon interviews Lyndsay Campbell, the author of Truth and Privilege: Libel Law in Massachusetts and Nova Scotia, 1820-1840. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2022, this is the first book ever to be co-sponsored by the American Soceity for Legal History and the Osgood Society for Canadian Legal History. A transnational history, Truth and Privilege illustrates the power of applying the comparative method to legal history. Lyndsay Campbell is an Associate Professor in Law and History as well as the Associate Dean of Research in the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary. She has previously published work comparing Canadian and American approaches to law and 19th century constitutionalism. If you like our work, please consider supporting it: https://bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society’s mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada’s past.