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

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At the outset, we consider whether this cause has been rendered moot by adjournment of the meeting at issue. We note that the Cleveland City Council has engaged in a practice of excluding the press and public from certain of its meetings. Such meetings will normally adjourn before the practice of exclusion is subjected to judicial review. Although a case may be moot, a court may hear the appeal where the issues raised are “capable of repetition, yet evading review.” Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. ICC (1911), 219 U.S. 498, 515. Thus, because this case raises important issues concerning…