Two separate hearings are scheduled in the criminal case against Bryan Kohberger, the criminology graduate student at Washington State University accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students in their off-campus home. A not guilty plea has been entered on his behalf, and the trial is set for October. The brutality of the killings and the lack of clarity on his connections to the group of friends have made it one of the highest profile cases in US news.
” “There is a balance between protecting the right to a fair trial for all parties involved and the right to free expression as afforded under both the United States and Idaho Constitution,” the amended order explained. “To preserve the right to a fair trial some curtailment of the dissemination of information in this case is necessary and authorized under the law.” For the Goncalves family, that amended order went too far.