Meyer said the settlements are a costly lesson for local leaders who tried to weaponize law enforcement against the newspaper. Cody on trialRandy Rathbun, a Wichita attorney, represented Zorn in her civil lawsuit against the city and county. He said he worked closely with law enforcement when he was the U.S. attorney for Kansas from 1993 to 1996. “People now sometimes ask me, ‘Why are you suing law enforcement?’ She hopes the lawsuits send a clear message to law enforcement that you can’t raid a newspaper.