Ohio Supreme Court

State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Baker Ross

February 17, 20262026 Ohio 510

Summary

The Ohio Supreme Court granted a peremptory writ of prohibition preventing Judge Baker Ross from enforcing the amended jury and witness provisions that restrict media coverage, holding the provisions constitute unconstitutional prior restraints and violate Supreme Court Rule 12. The Court also found the case was not moot and that alternative remedies were insufficient.