redstate.com By Jennifer Oliver O’Connell
On Thursday, Tyler Robinson, the suspect in the assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) co-founder Charlie Kirk, made his first in-person appearance in a Utah courtroom. Robinson’s parents and brother were there for support, and nine Utah County Sheriff’s deputies were also present as security. In prior hearings in this case, Robinson had appeared via video or audio feed from jail.
The main focus of this hearing was to address the request by Robinson’s attorneys and the Utah County Sheriff’s Office that cameras not be allowed in the courtroom during the trial, and that media access be strictly limited.
The hearing was only briefly open to public, as 4th District Judge Tony Graf explained he will be hearing arguments on three issues: a request from the media for access to what occurred during a closed hearing on Oct. 22; a request from prosecutors to amend or clarify the publicity or “gag” order in the case, which governs attorneys and the media; and a request from a group of news organizations, spearheaded by The Salt Lake Tribune, who have asked Graf to allow them to weigh in on any closure requests or any other proposed limitations…
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