Overview
- Judge Tony Graf, who ruled Friday, kept cameras and livestreams in Tyler Robinson’s case and reset the preliminary hearing for July 6–10.
- Reporters must request access 14 days in advance, objections are due 10 days before, cameras stay at the back, and images of shackles, family, or courthouse entry and exit are barred.
- Defense lawyers cited a survey showing 99% awareness and 64% presuming guilt, yet the judge rejected a blanket ban and said Utah law requires case‑by‑case media decisions.
- Robinson faces aggravated murder and related counts, prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty, and the July hearing will test whether there is probable cause to move toward trial.
- Prosecutors and news outlets, joined by Erika Kirk, argued openness helps debunk conspiracy theories, and Utah courts have generally permitted cameras in criminal cases for the past decade.