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Kansas Town Pays Reporter $850K | Wichita News
In a major win for press freedom, Marion, Kansas, just paid $850,000 to former reporter Phyllis Zorn to settle her lawsuit over a 2023 police raid on her newspaper’s office — a move that sparked national debate. Zorn claimed the raid violated her constitutional rights and triggered debilitating seizures. This settlement boosts her total payout from related county settlements to over $1 million. Her federal case is now officially dismissed — exactly three years after the raid — as legal battles tied to the incident begin to close, marking a pivotal moment for journalists across the country…
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