Media Giants Raise First Amendment Concerns Over Police Raid on Local Kansas Paper

U.S. Media Warn Of First Amendment Violations Over Police Raid On Local Kansas Paper

An empty spot on reporter Phyllis Zorn's desk shows where the tower for her computer sat before law enforcement officers seized it in a raid on the Marion County Record, in Marion County, Kan., on Aug. 13, 2023. John Hanna/AP Photo

Media giants raise freedom of the press concerns after police in the Kansas town of Marion raided a local newspaper office and the home of its publisher last week, seizing equipment and records.

Marion’s police department was accused on Aug. 11 of violating First Amendment protections after officers raided the offices of the Marion County Record and the home of its owners.