State ex rel. Plain Dealer Publishing Co. v. Geauga Cty. Court of Common Pleas, Juv. Div.

Citations

• 2000 Ohio 35
• 90 Ohio St. 3d 79

Syllabus

Prohibition—Delinquency proceeding in juvenile court closed to the public and news media—No qualified constitutional right of access—Juvenile delinquency proceedings are neither presumed open nor closed—Person seeking closure has burden of proof that closure is warranted—Abuse of discretion shown—Writ granted.