Kansas Demands Marion County Raid Report

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In House Resolution No. 6032, lawmakers seek to spotlight any abuse of power exhibited by police during the August 11 seizure on the home and offices of the Marion County publisher and city council member Eric Meyer. The resolution would also require Attorney General Kris Kobach to address whether police violated federal and state protections for the Marion County Record during the execution of a search warrant. Thus far, 45 lawmakers have supported the resolution.

The resolution reads, in part, “Journalists in Kansas, including those at the Marion Country Record in Marion, Kansas, have faced retaliation for exercising their constitutional rights in the course of publishing facts about important matters and those of public concern.” It continues, “[The raid] undermines the role of journalism in encouraging engaged, civic-minded, and critical thinkers.”

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Kansas lawmakers urge AG to release report on August 2023 raid on local newspaper

Kansas lawmakers urge the state's attorney general on Tuesday to release a report containing information on an August 11, 2023 police raid on a local weekly newspaper in the state. A local prosecutor...