Two Kansas nominees for U.S. District Court answer questions about ties to Marion newspaper raid - Newton Kansan

Two Kansas nominees for U.S. District Court answer questions about ties to Marion newspaper raid - Newton Kansan

By Tim CarpenterKansasReflector.com TOPEKA — Two of three Kansans nominated to the U.S. District Court were questioned Wednesday during a joint U.S. Senate confirmation hearing about their role in the August 2023 raid by law enforcement officers of the Marion County Record that prompted international condemnation for trampling constitutional rights to freedom of the press. Nominee Tony Mattivi, director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, was…