Bryan Kohberger Idaho murder case
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US attorney general raises concerns over gender transitions in schools
The Kansas school district denies wrongdoing and risks losing almost $70m in federal funds if it is found to have violated federal law.
Todd Blanche is the US attorney general.
US Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared on Fox News to decry a "pandemic" of gender transitions in schools.
“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 was convicted of first-degree murder.
The motions were filed by Kohberger's new court-appointed attorney, Gregory Rauch.
Bryan Kohberger was convicted of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students.
Bryan Kohberger granted new hearing to withdraw guilty plea
Kohberger claimed he was lied to and pressured to falsely confess, and that information was withheld that could have potentially helped his case.
Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to all counts in July 2025.
Bryan Kohberger has been granted a new hearing in his bid to take back his guilty plea.
Idaho judge grants Bryan Kohberger two hearings to seek guilty plea withdrawal
Hippler sentenced Kohberger to four consecutive terms of life without the possibility of parole, plus another 10 years.
Kohberger pleaded guilty in July 2025 to the murders of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in a plea deal that spared him from the potential death penalty.
The hair found at the scene was excluded as Kohberger's through a physical analysis.