Status, EWU v. Moscow/MPD, a Public Records Lawsuit

This is an update on the status of the public records lawsuit filed in Idaho state court concerning undisclosed Idaho4 investigatory records where we provide pure opinion, commentary and speculation pursuant to the First Amendment. Idaho v. Kohberger was a high-profile, highly-sealed criminal case which proceeded in state court for over 2.5 years until July 2025 when Mr. Kohberger to the surprise of many agreed to plead guilty to all charges brought by a criminal indictment returned by an Idaho grand jury. Today, nearly a year after the closure of the criminal proceedings, the case remains largely under seal. A lawsuit was filed by EWU Media LLC alleging the City of Moscow/Moscow Police Dept. wrongfully withheld information from the Kohberger investigation records after they filed public records requests in 2025. Where do matters stand right now? Everything presented here represents the pure opinions and comments of the host for criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching and/or research per Amend. I, U.S. Const. and does not nor is it intended to provide legal advice. 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.