Mega Edition: The Order Denying The AP's Motion To Remove The Kohberger Gag Order (8/9/26)

Beyond The Horizon · Aug 9, 2026 · 1h 13m · transcript

Judge John Judge denied the Associated Press coalition’s motion to completely vacate the amended nondissemination order in Bryan Kohberger’s case, finding that restrictions on certain public statements remained necessary to protect Kohberger’s Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial before an impartial jury. The court emphasized that the order did not prohibit the media from reporting on the case, conducting its own investigations or publishing information it independently obtained. Instead, it restricted certain attorneys and people acting on their behalf from making out-of-court statements…