The Battle Over the Kohberger Files: EWU v. Moscow/MPD

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. More than eight months after the closure of the criminal proceedings, the case remains largely under seal.A lawsuit has been filed by EWU Media LLC who has alleged the City of Moscow/Moscow Police Dept. wrongfully withheld information from the Kohberger investigation records after they filed public records requests into the crimes at 1122 King Road. Defendants Moscow/MPD have filed correspondence from the federal authorities concerning records provided in assisting in the investigation of the crimes at 1122 King Road and are asking to have the currently pending hearing (oral argument) set for May 18, 2026 to be rescheduled for the reasons set forth in the Defense's motion to continue. This is a current status of the case. 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.