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A judge says the U.S Marshal's Service must decide if another mug shot can be released of the suspect in the Arizona shootings that killed six people and wounded U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and a dozen others.
U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns also said Friday in San Diego that he will keep search warrant records in the case sealed at least until another expected indictment is filed next month with addition charges.
Burns wants to determine if the release of the documents would hurt the chance of a fair trial for 22-year-old suspect Jared Lee Loughner.
The company that operates The Arizona Republic and the Phoenix TV station KPNX has been seeking records that show which items investigators took from Loughner's house after the Jan. 8 shooting.
Loughner has pleaded not guilty to federal charges. He was not at the hearing.