Idaho Supreme Court dismisses appeal of Bryan Kohberger gag order, deciding it belongs in lower court

Criminal defense attorney Phil Holloway says the judge should lift the gag order because the case is already widely publicized, and quieting those close to the case violates their free speech rights., finding that it should have been filed in a lesser court.

"Petitioners have forgotten that we are 'the court of last resort in Idaho' – not the court of first resort," reads the 5-0 decision, written by Justice Gregory Moeller. Latah County Magistrate Judge Megan Marshall speaks during a January 2023 hearing for Bryan Kohberger, inset, the suspect in the stabbing deaths of four students near the University of Idaho.

The victims of Nov. 13 University of Idaho massacre, from left, Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen.

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