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Marion Kansas Pays $850K in Journalist Lawsuit | Oakland News
Marion, Kansas, just paid $850,000 to settle a lawsuit from former reporter Phyllis Zorn, who says a police raid on her newspaper violated her First and Fourth Amendment rights—and triggered a return of her seizures. The raid, which ignited national outrage after video showed a 98-year-old woman confronting officers before dying days later, is now legally closing with federal judge approval. Meanwhile, ex-police chief Gideon Cody faces felony charges for allegedly tampering with a witness, and the town has already spent over $3 million in related settlements—though some legal battles still…
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