Des Moines Register and Tribune Co. v. Hildreth

REES, Justice.

This is an appeal from interlocutory ruling of the trial court ordering hearing on the trial of the cause be closed to the public. We conclude the trial court erred, and reverse.

Plaintiff Des Moines Register and Tribune Company is a corporation, and is a news medium engaged in the publication of a daily morning newspaper known as The Des Moines Register, a daily evening newspaper known as Des Moines Tribune, and a Sunday morning newspaper known as Des Moines Sunday Register. Plaintiff Heins is a resident of Polk County, employed as assistant managing editor for the plaintiff,…