Utah Judge Keeps Charlie Kirk Case Filings Open

The fight over what the public can see in the Charlie Kirk case moved back into open court Friday, when a Utah judge rejected the defense's effort to keep a key filing out of public view, but left the door open to closing parts of a hearing next month.

Tyler Robinson, 22, returned to court in Provo as his lawyers argued that broader public access could make it harder to seat an impartial jury in one of Utah's most closely watched criminal cases.

Robinson is charged with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 shooting death of Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem. Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty, and Robinson has not yet entered a plea.

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/utah-charlie-kirk-tyler-robinson/2026/03/13/id/1249475/

Florida Passes Citizenship Verification Voting Bill

The Florida Legislature passed a bill requiring verification of U.S. citizenship for registered voters, reflecting calls from congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump for sweeping election-law changes.

However, instead of taking effect July 1, weeks before the Aug. 18 primaries and months before the Nov. 3 midterms, the provisions will not take effect until January 2027.

The measure also would restrict which IDs Florida voters can use at the polls. Student IDs and retirement-home IDs would no longer be valid; driver's licenses, state ID cards, military IDs, and licenses to carry concealed weapons would still be accepted as proof of voter identity.

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/florida-election-integrity-ron-desantis/2026/03/13/id/1249476/