Kansas County to Pay $3M and Apologize Over a Raid on a SmallTown Newspaper
News Source : Insurance Journal
News Summary
- Marion County sheriff’s officers were involved in the raid on the Marion County Record.
- The raid prompted five federal lawsuits against the county, the city of Marion and local officials.
- “They intentionally wanted to harass us for reporting the news, and you’re not supposed to do that in a democracy,” the editor and publisher, Eric Meyer, said Tuesday.
- Claims against the city and city officials have not been settled, and Meyer said he believes they will face a larger judgment once those claims are eventually resolved.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a smalltown weekly newspaper in August 2023 that sparked an outcr [+6464 chars]
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