{"id":2001031,"date":"2023-08-15T09:28:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T13:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-carry-out-illegal-raid-on-news-outlet-seize-everything-after-report-on-local-business\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T09:30:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T13:30:30","slug":"police-carry-out-illegal-raid-on-news-outlet-seize-everything-after-report-on-local-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-carry-out-illegal-raid-on-news-outlet-seize-everything-after-report-on-local-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Police raid news outlet, seize all items following report on local business."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolice-carry-out-illegal-raid-on-news-outlet-seize-everything-after-report-on-local-business%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2001031&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Civil Liberties \u200bAdvocates \u2062Accuse Kansas Police Department of \u200bViolating First Amendment<\/h2>\n<p>Civil liberties advocates are up in arms over a recent incident \u200dinvolving the Marion Police Department \u2063in Kansas. The department conducted a raid\u200b on the office of\u2064 the Marion County Record, a local \u2063newspaper, which has sparked accusations of \u2063First Amendment \u2063violations.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/kansasreflector.com\/2023\/08\/11\/police-stage-chilling-raid-on-marion-county-newspaper-seizing-computers-records-and-cellphones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas Reflector<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-carry-out-illegal-raid-on-news-outlet-seize-everything-after-report-on-local-business\/\" title=\"Police raid news outlet, seize all items following report on local business.\">police seized numerous electronic\u200d devices<\/a> and press materials during\u2062 the raid \u2064that took place on Friday.<\/p>\n<h3>Retribution for Investigative Reporting<\/h3>\n<p>The \u2063raid was reportedly prompted by the newspaper&#8217;s research on Kari Newell, a local restaurant owner. Newell had previously barred reporters from\u200d the Record from attending \u200da <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-equality-act-is-the-greatest-threat-to-religious-freedom-in-our-lifetime-we-must-stand-against-it\/\" title=\"The \u2018Equality Act\u2019 Is The Greatest Threat To Religious Freedom In Our Lifetime. We Must Stand Against It.\">town hall meeting<\/a> with Republican U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner. The newspaper had uncovered Newell&#8217;s DUI conviction, which could potentially impact her ability to obtain a liquor license.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Meyer, the co-owner and publisher of the Record, described the police raid as an\u2063 act of\u2064 intimidation\u200d and retribution by local law enforcement. He stated, &#8220;Mind your own business or we&#8217;re \u2063going to step on you,&#8221;\u200d expressing concern about the chilling effect this incident could \u2063have on their ability to\u2064 tackle \u2064important \u200cissues and gather information.<\/p>\n<p>Tragically, the raid \u2063had another devastating consequence. Joan Meyer, the 98-year-old co-owner of the newspaper and Eric Meyer&#8217;s mother, passed away the day \u200dafter the raid. The Record reported that she was overwhelmed by shock and grief due to the illegal \u200cpolice raids on her \u2063home and the newspaper&#8217;s\u200b office.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Longtime Marion County Record journalist Joan Meyer, 98, died Saturday less than 24 \u2064hours after a police\u200c raid at her home. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HG5nIVHmyW\">https:\/\/t.co\/HG5nIVHmyW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Kansas City Star \u2063(@KCStar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KCStar\/status\/1691137641641553923?\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Violation of Press \u200dFreedoms<\/h3>\n<p>The Marion\u2062 County District Court Magistrate Judge \u200dLaura Viar approved a search warrant for the raid, despite the legal implications of targeting a news outlet. The warrant authorized\u200d the police to seize devices used in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arrests-made-in-alleged-identity-theft-of-surfside-collapse-victims\/\" title=\"Arrests Made In Alleged Identity Theft Of Surfside Collapse Victims\">alleged identity theft<\/a>\u200b of Kari Newell.<\/p>\n<p>Surveillance camera footage of the raid revealed officers photographing and confiscating digital devices belonging to the newspaper.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC?\">@ABC<\/a> News has obtained\u2062 video\u200c of a police raid on a small-town \u2063Kansas newspaper. The publisher says his 98-year-old mother, with whom he \u200cco-owned the paper, died one day later from the stress she suffered. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vKpgofPtUd\">https:\/\/t.co\/vKpgofPtUd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/izlHED52PI\">pic.twitter.com\/izlHED52PI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABCWorldNews\/status\/1690894316183367682?\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Emily\u200c Bradbury, the executive director of the Kansas Press Association, strongly condemned the raid,\u200d calling it an attack on press freedoms and\u200b the \u2062public&#8217;s right to know. She emphasized that this infringement on the \u200crights of journalists undermines the very foundation of democracy and must not be allowed to stand.<\/p>\n<p>Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody \u200ddefended\u2063 his department&#8217;s actions, stating that\u200c the judicial system would vindicate them. However, \u200dthe incident has caught the attention of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, which is now looking \u200binto\u2062 the\u200d matter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody will not provide our I-Team with any records regarding \u2063the raid he and his staff conducted on the offices of Marion County Record. We asked for the affidavit warrant among \u2063other records. Chief Cody tells us the judicial system &#8220;will \u2062be vindicated.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PwbALm86A5\">pic.twitter.com\/PwbALm86A5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica McMaster (@JessMcMasterKC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessMcMasterKC\/status\/1690761559713161216?\">August 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This\u2062 incident has raised serious\u2064 concerns about the protection of press freedoms and\u2062 the potential abuse of power by law enforcement. The Kansas Press Association\u200b and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-biden-admin-considering-using-private-firms-to-conduct-warrantless-surveillance-of-u-s-citizens\/\" title=\"CNN: Biden Admin Considering Using Private Firms To Conduct Warrantless Surveillance Of U.S. Citizens\">civil liberties advocates<\/a> are determined to ensure that this \u200bviolation of \u200dthe First\u2063 Amendment \u2062does not go \u200cunchallenged.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, \u200cread the full article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-carry-illegal-raid-news-outlet-seize-everything-report-local-business\/\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Civil liberties advocates claim a Kansas police department violated the First Amendment by raiding a local newspaper. The Marion Police Department seized electronic devices and press materials during a raid on the Marion County Record&#8217;s office. 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