Charlie Kirk Assassination

Hearing in Charlie Kirk Slaying Will Remain Open to Public, Judge Rules

The Utah judge also set a June 12 hearing on defense allegations that prosecutors’ public statements violated a gag order in the case of Tyler James Robinson.
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Hearing in Charlie Kirk Slaying Will Remain Open to Public, Judge Rules
Tyler Robinson, accused of the murder of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, on Dec. 11, 2025. Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool
Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
Senior Reporter
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A key hearing in the case of Tyler James Robinson, the alleged gunman in the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, will be open to the public and media, a judge declared in a June 1 ruling.

Judge Tony Graf Jr. also ruled that prosecutors could be held in contempt for out-of-court statements to the media, depending on the outcome of a hearing he set for June 12 in Utah’s Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah.

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Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
Senior Reporter
Janice Hisle mainly writes in-depth reports based on U.S. political news and cultural trends, following a two-year stint covering President Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign. Before joining The Epoch Times in 2022, she worked more than two decades as a reporter for newspapers in Ohio and authored several books. She is a graduate of Kent State University's journalism program. You can reach Janice at: [email protected]
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