The police chief who led a highly criticized raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended, the mayor confirmed to The Associated Press on Saturday.

Marion Mayor Dave Mayfield in a text said he suspended Chief Gideon Cody on Thursday. He declined to discuss his decision further and did not say whether Cody was still being paid.

Voice messages and emails from the AP seeking comment from Cody’s lawyers were not immediately returned Saturday.

The Aug. 11 searches of the Marion County Record’s office and the homes of its publisher and a City Council member have been sharply criticized, putting Marion at the center of a debate over the press protections offered by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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      Are you asking in good faith? It doesn’t seem like it.

      Thr article and the ones linked about the warrant lay it all out.

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        Are you asking in good faith? It doesn’t seem like it.

        Nailed it.

        Th[e] article and the ones linked about the warrant lay it all out.

        Unfortunately, some would rather argue and waste others’ time. See below for details.

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        Good faith. I don’t get the outrage here.

        The article above lays out nothing about the law. Just a throwaway sentence with a link to a prior story, that quoted two legal experts who disagreed about what law the search and seizure violated.

        There’s a vague allusion to potential federal criminal civil rights charges, as well as civil liability.

        That’s true if the police did something wrong. I just can’t seem to pinpoint what it is the police are alleged to have done wrong here.

        What statute, what recognized constitutional right?