Tyler Robinson to appear in court Thursday in Charlie Kirk assassination case as media coalition fights unprecedented secrecy surrounding proceedings.
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PROVO,Utah–ThemanaccusedofassassinatingTurningPointUSAfounderCharlieKirkissettomakehisfirstin-personcourtappearanceThursday,nearlythreemonthsafterhewastakenintocustody.
ThehearingmarksthemostsignificantstepinthecasesofarandcomesamidgrowingconcernsfrommediaoutletsandfromKirk’swidowabouttheincreasingsecrecysurroundingtheproceedings.
TylerRobinson,chargedwithaggravatedmurderandmultiplerelatedfeloniesinKirk’sfatalshootingduringaSept.10eventatUtahValleyUniversity,hasappearedviavideooraudiofromjailinpreviouscourthearings.Sincethen,muchofthecasehasunfoldedbehindcloseddoors,promptingacoalitionofmediaorganizations,includingFoxNews,todemandgreatertransparency.
Thatcoalitionrequestedthatprosecutorsanddefenseattorneysberequiredtogiveadvancenoticewhenevertheyseektosealfilingsorrestrictpublicaccesssothatthoselimitscanbechallengedbeforetakingeffect.
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