India, Feb. 4 -- Graphic videos showing the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk while he spoke to a crowd on a Utah college campus quickly went viral, drawing millions of views. Now, attorneys for the man charged in Kirk's killing want a state judge to block such videos from being shown during a hearing scheduled for Tuesday. Defense attorneys also want to oust TV and still cameras from the courtroom, arguing that "highly biased" news outlets risk tainting the case.

Prosecutors and attorneys for news organizations urged State District Judge Tony Graf to keep the proceedings open. But legal experts say the defense team's worries are real: Media coverage in high-profile cases such as Tyler Robinson's can have a direct "biasing ef...