State ex rel. Plain Dealer Publishing Co. v. Floyd

{¶ 1} This is an original action in which a newspaper publisher requests writs of prohibition and mandamus related to juvenile court closure orders. We grant the writ of prohibition to prevent the juvenile court judge from closing proceedings without conducting an evidentiary hearing and without making the required findings. We also grant all but one of the requested writs of mandamus.

Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court: General Practices Concerning Closure

{¶ 2} The clerk of respondent Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division does not normally allow the general public or the press…