Mega Edition: Judge Hippler Removes The Gag Order From Kohberger Case (8/30/26)
Judge Steven Hippler lifted the gag order in the Bryan Kohberger case after Kohberger pleaded guilty and was sentenced, concluding that the circumstances that originally justified the sweeping restrictions on public statements had fundamentally changed. The order had been imposed during the pretrial phase to protect Kohberger’s right to a fair trial and reduce the risk that lawyers, investigators, law enforcement officers, witnesses and others connected to the case could influence the jury pool through public commentary. Once there was no longer going to be a trial, Hippler found that the…
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