Courts and Press Access

Judge Tony Graf ordered a 97‑page transcript and audio of the Oct. 24 closed shackling hearing be posted to the public docket with limited redactions, saying transparency is “foundational,” while denying media intervention but requiring news outlets be notified of future closure requests. The transcript records defense arguments to ban cameras to avoid visual prejudice, Graf’s allowance for Robinson to wear civilian clothes while remaining restrained (and a prohibition on publishing images of those restraints after a livestream briefly showed them), and wider case developments including prosecutors’ notice of intent to seek the death penalty and a defense motion seeking removal of the Utah County Attorney’s Office for alleged conflicts.