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The Connecticut State Supreme Court dismissed the appeal on Wednesday, Feb. 26, without issuing any reasoning for its decision.
Fotis Dulos died last month after attempting suicide at his Farmington home.
Norm Pattis, the attorney for Fotis Dulos, told the court the order should be lifted in order to give supporters a chance to clear his name.
"The gag order remains a repulsive stain on the state's constitutional terrain," Pattis said. The Court's decision to use Mr. Dulos's death as a pretext for avoiding the issue is chilling."
Prosecutors argued for the order to remain in place while Dulos' two co-defendants, his ex-girlfriend Michelle Troconis and former attorney and friend, Kent Mawhinney, are tried on conspiracy to commit murder charges.
Jennifer Dulos was last seen on Friday, May 23, after dropping off her five children at school.
Police documents show they believe Fotis Dulos was "lying in wait" and killed her in the garage of her New Canaan home and then disposed of her body and other items.
Her body has never been found.
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