"Reporter Files Federal Lawsuit Over Controversial Marion County Police Raid"
TL;DR
A reporter at the Marion County Record has filed a federal lawsuit alleging her constitutional rights were violated during a controversial raid last August, seeking damages of $950,000 and attorney’s fees. The raid, which drew widespread criticism, led to the reporter suffering seizures and has been linked to extreme depression and anxiety. The police chief who ordered the raid has since resigned, and another reporter had previously filed a federal lawsuit against him, accusing him of violating her constitutional rights.
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- Second Marion County Record newspaper reporter files federal lawsuit over controversial 2023 raid CNN
- Reporter sues Kansas town and various officials over police raid on her newspaper POLITICO
- Marion police chief, a former KCPD captain, accused of turning off body camera during Marion County police raid KCTV 5
- Marion County reporter is suing city and various officials over a police raid on her newspaper KMBC Kansas City
- Former Marion police chief had ‘pizza party’ after raid, turned off body cam, new lawsuit says Kansas Reflector
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