Phoenix New Times lawsuit against sheriff tossed out of court
Today a federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed by The Phoenix New Times against the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for the arrests last year of two of the newspaper's executives, according to an AP story. Michael Lacey and Jim Larken were arrested last year after publishing a story that a grand jury subpoenaed the paper and two of its reporters. The charges were eventually dropped, and the two filed suit claiming negligence and that their First Amendment rights were violated. A U.S. District Court judge ruled that the county attorney and sheriff did not violate their free speech or First Amendment rights.