Police raided the newspaper in August seizing personal cellphones, computers, the newspaper's file server and other equipment.
on a local newspaper last month which sparked criticism from press advocates over whether it violated First Amendment rights., the same newspaper that was raided. Marion Mayor Brogan Jones confirmed the suspension to the Associated Press on Saturday.
There are also questions regarding when the search warrant was approved. Bernie Rhodes, an attorney for the newspaper, told CBS News in a statement in mid-August that thethat were the basis of the search warrant were not filed in state court until Aug.14, three days after the search was conducted.
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