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Kyrsten Sinema's legal effort to escape a North Carolina alienation-of-affection lawsuit is in focus ahead of an evidentiary hearing set for Aug.
The core question is whether the court has jurisdiction when Sinema, in her own depositions, confirmed that every sexual encounter with Matthew Ammel, her married security guard, occurred outside the state.
The tort itself frames the setup. Alienation of affection has been abolished in 42 states. The six that still recognize it are Hawaii, North Carolina, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah.
Heather Ammel, Matthew's wife, filed in North Carolina. Sinema's counsel moved the case to federal court and sought dismissal, arguing that without any conduct in North Carolina, jurisdiction does not attach.
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