Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, is pushing back against a proposal by the defense team for Tyler Robinson — the man accused of killing her husband — to delay his trial until 2029.

According to Charisma News, reporting on a story that originally appeared in The Western Journal, Robinson's defense team proposed the later date in a scheduling memorandum made public ahead of a court hearing. The defense said it needed the additional time to review the evidence in the case.

Kirk's legal team responded in a motion filed Thursday, calling the proposal "grossly out of line" and arguing that the trial should begin next year. The motion pointed to the burden continued delay places on the family, noting that Charlie Kirk's two young children were three and one years old when their father was killed and would be seven and five by the time a verdict arrived under the defense's proposed schedule.

Kirk's attorneys also rejected the defense's argument that it needs years to work through the evidence, describing that position as having no legal basis. They argued that Utah law requires victims' interests to carry real weight in setting a trial date, including a process that is fair, transparent, and without needless delay.

Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet also criticized the defense's request, writing on social media that the proposed date was absurd and that the defense's approach appeared to be delay after delay. He added that even the dates proposed by prosecutors already felt like a long wait.

Prosecutors, for their part, appear to side with Kirk on moving sooner, though they too say they need time to prepare. According to CNN, cited by Charisma, prosecutors said in a court filing that they could be ready by October 4, 2027, while adding that a preferable start date would be January 31, 2028, in part to avoid scheduling the trial across the winter season and the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

Robinson's trial is expected to last 17 weeks. No verdict has been reached, and the scheduling dispute remains before the court. The case continues to draw wide attention because of Charlie Kirk's public ministry and campus work, and because of what the timing of justice means for a grieving family still waiting for its day in court.