Federal Court Enters 1st Order in Goncalves et al v WSU

Here we provide pure opinions, comments, and speculation concerning the lawsuit styled as Goncalves et al v. Washington State University, a civil action filed by the parents of the four students lost at 1122 King Road and related to the high profile criminal case of Idaho v. Kohberger. On January 27, 2026, WSU represented by the Attorney General of the State of Washington has removed the lawsuit from state to federal court where the action is now proceeding. On January 29, 2026, the federal court entered the first order In the case which appears at docket entry no. 7. Everything here represents the pure opinion, commentary, speculation and rhetorical questions per the First Amendment to the United States Constitution which states:Amendment ICongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.It is codified within Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act, which provides that fair use of a work “for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use, scholarship, or research)” is not an infringement of copyright. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#Idaho4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #BryanKohberger #WashingtonStateUniversity