Bryan Kohberger Idaho murder case
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US attorney general raises concerns over gender transitions in schools
Todd Blanche is the US attorney general.
The Justice Department filed a "first-of-its-kind lawsuit" against a Kansas school district aimed at stopping it from facilitating secret gender transitions for children without their parents' knowledge or consent.
The Kansas school district denies wrongdoing and risks losing almost $70m in federal funds if it is found to have violated federal law.
“There’s not a parent in America, no matter where you live, that would want their school to change and call their child by a different name and not expect to be told about that. We partnered with the Department of Education recently to combat this very trend and, really, pandemic that’s happening in some school districts around the country,”
Bryan Kohberger seeks judge's removal in bid to undo guilty plea
Kohberger has asked for a change of venue.
Kohberger is asking a court to disqualify the judge in his case.
Motions for both the disqualification and change of venue requests were filed Thursday.
Idaho judge grants Bryan Kohberger two hearings to seek guilty plea withdrawal
Police found Kohberger's DNA on a knife sheath recovered from the crime scene, in a bed with two of the victims.
Kohberger alleged that his defense team failed to tell him about exculpatory discovery, specifically hair found at the scene that was not tested for DNA.
Judge Steven Hippler set a status conference for June 3, 2027 and an evidentiary hearing for June 17, 2027, as part of Bryan Kohberger's petition for post-conviction relief.
Bryan Kohberger granted new hearing to withdraw guilty plea
In 2022, Kohberger was arrested for the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students: Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin.
The new evidentiary hearing has been set for June 17, 2027.
Bryan Kohberger has been granted a new hearing in his bid to take back his guilty plea.