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Kirk case is latest flap over courtroom cameras

MATTHEW BROWN
Associated Press
Apr 23, 2026
Apr 23, 2026
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Kirk case is latest flap over courtroom cameras

Tyler Robinson, who is accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, appears Dec. 11 at a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah.

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Suspected serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer sits in court Aug. 7, 1991, for a hearing where he was charged with eight additional counts of first-degree intentional homicide, bringing the total to 12.

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Bruno Richard Hauptmann is taken to his cell Sept. 27, 1934, after he was arraigned in New York. Hauptmann was convicted of killing famous aviator Charles Lindbergh's baby in a chaotic trial that attracted huge media interest.

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This artist sketch shows defense attorney Todd Blanche pointing at former President Donald Trump while giving his opening statement to the jury April 22, 2024, in Manhattan criminal court in New York.

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MATTHEW BROWN
Associated Press

Cameras in courtrooms long exposed the inner workings of some of America's most spectacular criminal cases. Now calls to bar cameras from Tyler Robinson's trial in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk reignited the debate over whether they belong.

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