BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — Two families whose children were among four University of Idaho students killed in a highly publicized attack in Moscow obtained a partial victory in their legal fight to prevent the release of crime scene photos through public records requests.

Second Judicial District Judge Megan Marshall agreed with the parents of victims Madison Mogen and Ethan Chapin in her ruling that they possess privacy rights over the images of their deceased children. But the law also does not extend absolute protections that entirely outweigh the public’s right to know, she wrote in her decision Wednesday.

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