Judge loosening gag order in Idaho murder case against Bryan Kohberger

Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, were found dead on Nov. 13, at a rental home across the street from the Moscow, Idaho campus, having been killed in their sleep.the Idaho Supreme Court earlier this year to reject the gag order, arguing it violates the First Amendment rights of a free press.

“We all agree that a defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights are important but that in preserving those rights, neither the parties nor the courts can completely cast aside the First Amendment rights of the press,” Olson continued. “The press in cases like this one provide important transparency regarding how the criminal justice system works.”

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