Judge who signed off on raid of Kansas newspaper is facing a complaint about the decision | CNN
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The judge who signed off on a search warrant authorizing the raid of a newspaper office in Marion, Kansas, is facing a complaint about her decision and has been asked by a judicial body to respond, records shared with CNN by the complainant show.

The judge who signed off on a search warrant authorizing the raid of a newspaper office in Marion, Kansas, is facing a complaint about her decision and has been asked by a judicial body to respond, records shared with CNN by the complainant show.

  • CmdrShepardEnglish
    15·
    1 year ago

    The probable cause statement wasn’t even filed until after the warrant was issued and raid occurred.

    https://thehill.com/media/4155087-publisher-newspaper-raided-police-says-timing-probable-cause-affidavit-suspicious/

    “We finally were able to obtain the probable cause affidavit that was supposed to support the search warrant. It was filed three days after the searches were conducted, which is a little suspicious,” Meyer said in a CNN interview Wednesday.

    • 【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      Oh snap, I hadn’t seen that detail reported yet.

      Elsewhere I see:

      The affidavits authorizing the searches and seizures at the paper and the publisher’s house were signed by Magistrate Judge Laura Viar, and while her signature was dated Aug. 11, the court did not receive the affidavits until Monday, Aug. 14 — three days after the search was conducted.

      That’s very suspect.