Charlie Kirk

Defense witnesses in the prosecution of the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk say conjecture about the case is making it impossible to have a fair trial. The testimony came as attorneys for Tyler Robinson on Friday urged a Utah a judge to ban cameras from the courtroom.

A new report says security spending for congressional and presidential campaigns has jumped fivefold over the past decade as an increasingly hostile political environment has led to escalating threats against public officials.

Robinson’s defense team says they need time to review an enormous amount of material and a bullet analysis from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that could contribute to his defense.

The big debate in this case continues to be media access and what’s available publicly. In April, the defense will make its case that cameras should be banned from the courtroom.

Tyler Robinson’s defense argued that the prosecuting team had a conflict of interest and should be kicked off the case. Judge Tony Graf said there was no evidence to support that.

The 18-year-old daughter of one of the Utah County prosecutors working the case was at the UVU event where Charlie Kirk was killed. The daughter said she’s “totally fine” now, but the defense argues it muddies the decision to seek the death penalty.

Utah's self perception was fundamentally changed by gun violence in 2025 between a protest shooting and the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Does that shift also apply to the laws the Legislature debates?

One of the prosecutors working the case has an 18-year-old daughter who was at the Utah Valley University event where Charlie Kirk was shot. Robinson’s defense team wants the entire Utah County Attorney’s Office kicked off the case.

Two media attorneys reviewed the transcript and told KUER that the October hearing in question for Charlie Kirk’s accused killer could have happened mostly in public.

About a page's worth of words of the 80-page October transcript was redacted for security reasons. The scope of redactions is smaller than what Robinson’s defense team originally requested.

The hearing dealt with public and media access in the high-profile case, as well as a gag order. Robinson’s attorneys are pushing to limit media, including cameras in the courtroom.

Utah Valley University will hire eight additional police campus officers and two new safety managers to coordinate security for future events on campus. The school received harsh criticism for its lack of key safety measures on the day of the shooting.