A reporter from a Kansas newspaper has filed a federal lawsuit against the Police Chief who raided the newspaper's office earlier this month. Deb Gruver alleges that Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody violated her constitutional rights by taking her personal cellphone during the search. The raids, which also included searches of the newspaper publisher's home and a City Council member's home, have sparked a debate about press protections under the First Amendment. The police chief has argued that the raids were justified due to alleged violations of state laws, but the newspaper's publisher believes they were motivated by the chief's personal vendetta against the reporter.

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