The Marion County attorney has withdrawn the search warrant used to justify raids on the Marion County Record and the home of its publisher last week. The computers, cell phones and documents that were seized during the raids have also been returned.
However, the saga won't end there.
The newspaper's lawyer, Bernie Rhodes, told KCUR's Up To Date that his client has grounds to sue for damages against the police department because it violated their First Amendment rights.
"This is far from the end of the story," said Rhodes. "Let me compare it to this: the return of the items seized is like the tourniquet that's been put on from the massive wound that occurred when this constitutional violation occurred on Friday. We've stopped the hemorrhaging, but we still haven't fixed the leg."
- Bernie Rhodes, lawyer with Lathrop GM
- Rose Conlon, reporter with the Kansas News Service
