Judge in Kohberger Case Realizes What Lawyers on Both Sides Are Keeping from the Public, Puts a Stop to It

The judge overseeing the murder trial against Brian Kohberger, who is charged with killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, told attorneys on both sides to be less secretive with their court filings.

Ada County Judge Steven Hippler said in a Monday order that the “pervasive practice of filing material under seal” from both parties “runs counter to the public’s First Amendment rights to know what is going on in its courts,” according to a report from Fox News.

Hippler even noted that “much of the material the parties seek to seal is already in the public domain or is simply not confidential or sensitive.”

Both the defense team for Kohberger and state prosecutors trying to convict him can request that some information, like

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