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STAUFFER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. v. MITCHELL

No. 64,424

246 Kan. 492 (1990)

789 P.2d 1153

STAUFFER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Petitioner, v. THE HONORABLE DANIEL L. MITCHELL, THE STATE OF KANSAS, CLAUDE E. SUTHERLAND, AND DEMENTRE WEATHERLY, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 13, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Merriam, of Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds & Palmer, of Topeka, argued the cause for petitioner.

Carl A. Gallagher, assistant attorney general, argued the cause, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, was with him for respondents the Honorable Daniel L. Mitchell and the State of Kansas.

Larry M. Cowger, of Topeka, for respondent Claude E. Sutherland.

Joseph D. Johnson, of Topeka, for respondent Dementre Weatherly.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

LOCKETT, J.:

This is an original action in mandamus by Stauffer Communications, Inc., (Stauffer) which owns and operates the Topeka Capital-Journal, a daily newspaper of general circulation, against Judge Daniel L. Mitchell of the Third Judicial District, who is assigned all juvenile cases in that district. Stauffer seeks an order commanding Judge Mitchell to open to the public all detention hearings and other preliminary...

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