Post on the Scope of the Gag Order
What This Image Shows
A screenshot of a post from an account shown as Diligent Denizen, handle @DiligentDenizen. The video still below shows a courtroom with a judge standing behind the bench and an American flag at frame left, with an inset booking photograph at frame right, paused at 0:10.
The post reads: "The SCOPE of the Tyler Robinson case GAG ORDER is UNPRECEDENTED in Utah. Over 3,000 witnesses, 'associates' of the case, attorneys, family members, and even press are subject to the order, threatened with potential 'Contempt of Court' charges and jail time for speaking."
The restrictions around this prosecution are documented in the archive on court records, alongside the sealing motions, the discovery disputes and the decision limiting public attendance at proceedings. Broad orders are not unusual in high-profile cases and courts issue them to protect a fair trial; the characterization as unprecedented is the poster's. Tyler Robinson has not been convicted. See Court, Legal and Tyler Robinson.
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