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Judge clears a lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina's 'homewrecker' law
WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) and NY Post Politics describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedA judge has ruled that former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be sued under North Carolina's homewrecker law.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Judge clears a lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina's 'homewrecker' law". The right frames it as "North Carolina judge not buying Kyrsten Sinema’s claims of affair with bodyguard under st...".
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CenterJudge clears a lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina's 'homewrecker' law
WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightCourt Rules Former Senator Can Be Sued Under Homewrecker Law in North Carolina
Court Rules Former Senator Can Be Sued Under Homewrecker Law in North Carolina
A federal judge ruled on Friday that former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be sued under a homewrecker law in North Carolina. The post Court Rules Former Senator Can Be Sued Under Homewrecker Law...
North Carolina judge not buying Kyrsten Sinema’s claims of affair with bodyguard under state’s ‘homewrecker’ law
Sinema has acknowledged having a romantic relationship with Matthew Ammel but argued that she can’t be sued in North Carolina because she has no connection to the state.
