Judge bars media cameras in University of Idaho slayings case, but the court will livestream

The judge overseeing the case of a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year is banning members of the media and the public from using cameras and audio recording devices in the courtroom, saying they jeopardize the defendant’s right to a fair trial. Second District Judge John Judge in Moscow, Idaho, said the court would, however, operate a livestream that would ensure members of the public can observe the proceedings. Bryan Kohberger is charged with four counts of murder in connection with the deaths at a rental house near the university campus in Moscow last November. A judge entered a not-guilty plea on Kohberger’s behalf earlier this year.