"Alas, it seems that her post-Senate life remains just as bizarre as her tenure in office. As noted by Law360, Sinema is being sued in North Carolina under one of the most gloriously archaic torts: alienation of affection. Quite the glow-down from walking the halls of power to being sued under a legal theory that makes the Rule Against Perpetuities seem like a TikTok trend."
"Alienation of affection allows a spouse to sue a third party for interfering with their marriage. It's a relic from the era when wives were considered property and "stealing" one carried legal consequences. Only a handful of states still recognize it (though it might enjoy a comeback once this administration imposes some sort of a trad wife mandate), and North Carolina is one of those states. In fact, North Carolina has a fairly active alienation of affection docket, with roughly 200 cases per year."
Kyrsten Sinema drew outsized attention during her Senate term through ostentatious outfits and contrarian votes and then took a role at Hogan Lovells described as doing lobbyist work without the title. She is now defendant in an alienation of affection suit filed in North Carolina by Heather Ammel, alleging interference with the Ammels' marriage related to Matthew Ammel, who served on Sinema's security detail and later as a Defense and National Security Fellow on her staff. Alienation of affection is an archaic tort still recognized in a few states, and North Carolina handles roughly 200 such cases annually. The verified complaint alleges the events began after a warning from Sinema's former head of security to Mr. Ammel.
Read at Above the Law
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