Judge Rejects Defense’s Bid to Close Charlie Kirk Hearings

The ruling on Friday cited the U.S

Supreme Court’s 1981 decision in Chandler v. Florida, which said that having cameras in the courtroom does not automatically violate a defendant’s right to a fair trial.

Graf argued that the decision struck a balance between the public’s right to know and the defendants’ rights. In the end, they rejected the defense’s claims that media coverage could bias potential jurors in this high-profile case.

Most recently, the defense filed a motion seeking to hold prosecutors in contempt, accusing them of engaging in a “willful media tour. ”

Prosecutors, however, have said their public statements were issued only in response to what they described as “misleading” claims from the defense