Former Times reporter Maya Lau has filed a lawsuit claiming Los Angeles County and former Sheriff Alex Villanueva violated ...

Maya Lau claims that after Alex Villanueva was elected sheriff in 2018, he opened a new criminal investigation into how she ...

The lawsuit alleges retaliation for Lau's coverage of LA County Sheriff’s deputies with histories of dishonesty and other ...

Sheriff, Alex Villanueva. She alleges that her 1st Amendment rights were violated when a secret probe was opened into her after she obtained a list of deputies with a history of misconduct.

Journalist Maya Lau accuses Los Angeles County of violating her constitutional rights in retaliation for her reporting. Court ...

A federal judge has — for the second time — dismissed a $25-million lawsuit by former Sheriff Alex Villanueva alleging that L ...

The former lawman allege that the county's oversight panel investigated him without informing him or giving him a chance to ...

(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) LOS ANGELES (CN) — Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, the divisive official who was perennially at odds with most of the leading politicians in the region ...

The federal judge cited insufficient evidence of harm, while Villanueva plans to pursue related claims in state court.

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva sued the county Thursday over his placement on a "do not rehire'' list, alleging in federal court that he was investigated ...

“The suit comes less than a year after a Times article revealed that Lau had been the target of an LA County Sheriff’s Department investigation that ‘was designed to intimidate and punish Lau for her ...

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge has — for the second time — dismissed a $25 million lawsuit by former Sheriff Alex Villanueva against Los Angeles County alleging that county officials defamed ...