State ex rel. Miami Valley Broadcasting Corp. v. Kessler

The issue presented is whether relators have the right to notice of the hearings on the trial coverage together with the right to play a meaningful role at those hearings. Due to the recent advent of the allowance of broad*167cast coverage of trials in Ohio and the experimental nature of our rules on such coverage, this is an issue of first impression for this court. This action has brought to our attention a possible deficiency in our rules.

Recently, in State, ex rel. Grinnell Communications Corp., v. Love (1980), 62 Ohio St. 2d 399, this court discussed Sup. R. 11 and Canon 3A(7) of the Code of…