US Politics
The Marion Newspaper Raids: A Chilling Assault on Press Freedom and Constitutional Rights
A district judge found probable cause that former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody committed a felony by inducing witness Kari Newell to delete text messages related to his raids on a newspaper office and publisher's home. This represents a chilling attack on press freedom and shows how those sworn to uphold the law instead weaponized it against journalists exercising their First Amendment rights.
