The judge overseeing the criminal case against Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty to killing four University of Idaho college students in 2022, has lifted the sweeping gag order banning police and prosecutors from speaking about the high-profile case, reports CNN.

“At this point, I just don’t think that I can justify the continuation of the non-dissemination order. I think the rights of the public to information in this case is paramount given the fact that a plea has been entered in this case,” Judge Steven Hippler ruled from the bench in Boise Thursday.

Hippler, though, stated that eliminating the gag order “does not convert sealed documents to unsealed documents.

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