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"Kansas Newspaper Reporters File Lawsuits Over Controversial Police Raid"

Marion County Record reporter Phyllis Zorn is suing the city of Marion, its officials, and law enforcement for $950,000 in damages, alleging physical and mental health problems caused by a police raid on the newspaper's offices. The raid, which occurred in August 2023, was related to the newspaper's investigation into the background of the then-police chief. Zorn's lawsuit claims violations of press and speech freedoms, as well as protection from unreasonable police searches guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. The lawsuit is the second over the raid, with a former reporter also suing the former police chief.