News outlets join to oppose gag order in Idaho stabbing case
Bryan Kohberger enters a courtroom in Moscow, Idaho on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, for a status hearing. The accused murderer waived his right to a quick preliminary hearing and will appear in court again on June 26. (Kai Eiselein/New York Post via AP, Pool)
BOISE — Twenty regional and national news organizations, including the Daily Bee and the Hagadone News Network, have formed a coalition to ask a judge to narrow a gag order in the case against a man accused of killing four University of Idaho students.
The coalition, which includes The Associated Press, contends that press access to law enforcement officers and other officials involved in high-stakes criminal cases provides the public with important context and a better understanding of how the criminal justice system operates...
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