By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services/Arizona Daily Star
An attorney challenging state forfeiture laws and how they’re applied by Pinal County claims she is being threatened with legal sanctions if he does not drop his case.
In pleadings filed in federal court here, Emma Andersson of the American Civil Liberties Union said a lawyer hired by the county sent her a letter claiming the lawsuit was “politically motivated.” The case claims that County Attorney Lando Voyles and Sheriff Paul Babeu are violating the rights of Rhonda Cox whose truck was seized by the county after her son used it, without her knowledge, to steal something.