Ibraheem Yazeed, the man charged with capital murder in the 2019 death of Aniah Blanchard, has a status call in a Macon County court on Tuesday.
Attorneys for Yazeed filed a motion Monday asking the judge to block trial participants from releasing information to the news media.
"This case has received widespread national publicity, much of which has been inaccurate, false, speculative, and inflammatory," the filing states. "The extent of the publicity has been pervasive and continuing as this particular case has been cited as a basis for multiple legislative enactments, including most recently a new statute effective this month."
Alabama passed Aniah's Law, which allows judges to hold suspects without bond if they have been arrested for violent offenses.
Attorneys for the defense are asking all attorneys, witnesses, law enforcement and court personnel to be blocked from releasing any information concerning court proceedings.
The status call is set for 10 a.m. in Judge Tom Young's courtroom.
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