Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, said she rejects the idea of barring cameras from the courtroom in the trial of her husband’s alleged killer. Defense attorneys have sought to ban recordings in court.
A judge this past week ruled that suspected assassin Tyler Robinson can wear street clothing during pretrial hearings but must be restrained. Robinson’s attorneys had pushed to bar news camera recordings inside the courthouse.
Judge Tony Graf ruled that media outlets are prohibited from taking certain video footage and photos of the suspect, namely as he is entering or exiting the courtroom, or when he is standing up, or when he is seen in shackles. However, the judge said that he wasn’t yet ready to rule on what limits he would place on cameras in the courtroom….