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 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 ...

A former Los Angeles Times reporter Tuesday sued L.A. County, ex-Sheriff Alex Villanueva and others, alleging in federal court that her 1st Amendment rights were violated when a secret probe was ...

A former Los Angeles Times reporter is suing Los Angeles County, former Sheriff Alex Villanueva and others for allegedly violating her First Amendment rights as a journalist by subjecting her to ...

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 ...