(The Center Square) – Alienation of affection litigation in North Carolina against a former U.S. senator from Arizona can proceed, says a federal judge.

Defense for one-term former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat who switched to independent for the last two of her six-year term, asked Judge David Bragdon for dismissal on grounds she had no connection to the state. In the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, Bragdon said text messages exchanged between she and Matthew Ammel provided jurisdiction to the Tarheel State.

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