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Marion County Record newspaper office raided for no real reason other than…that’s the question that’s now being investigated by the Kansas 

Fantastic interview with Kansas Reflector editor in chief. Reflector is the Kansas equivalent of the MO independent. 

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/8/16/marion_county_record_raid

It’s a great interview and unpacks all the ridiculousness that led to the Marion police potentially illegal raid of a newspaper.

The “criminal matter” was referred to the Kansas Bureau of Investigations (KBI) and also Kris Kobach in a weird position; way to go, Marion Police: https://kansasreflector.com/2023/08/17/kobach-kbi-looking-into-possible-data-breach-in-kansas-newspaper-case/

Marion County prosecutor has already withdrawn the charges after it was referred to the KBI:

https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article278300178.html?ac_cid=DM835277&ac_bid=-579791093

So…magistrate judges in Kansas. That’s…weird. They don’t have to be lawyers to be judges in Kansas? Anyway, no one understands why any judge signed off on the warrant. 

Late update from a good yahoo news article 

https://news.yahoo.com/kansas-newspaper-police-raid-warrant-withdrawn-equipment-released-marion-county-record-140050314.htm

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Sorta related: U.S. backing down on Trump administration’s indictment of Julian Assanage maybe:

https://theintercept.com/2023/08/14/julian-assange-plea-deal/  

And from the always great and indelible James Risen: 

https://theintercept.com/2023/08/15/marion-county-record-raid/

Adam

St. Charles Co. library resolution

https://missouriindependent.com/2023/08/15/community-uproar-leads-st-charles-county-to-admonish-library-to-be-non-political/

MO supreme court ruling on county standing on health rules

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2023-07-12/mo-supreme-court-weighs-who-can-appeal-ruling-on-state-health-regulations

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