ATTORNEY Files Lawsuit-Claims ROVE Had Role In Her Firing-

Attorney claims Rove had role in her firing

Former state worker dismissed for talking to media files lawsuit


12:00 AM CDT on Tuesday, August 21, 2007
By WAYNE SLATER / The Dallas Morning News
wslater@dallasnews.com

AUSTIN – An attorney fired from the Texas secretary of state's office for talking publicly about presidential adviser Karl Rove has filed a lawsuit, saying she is the victim of political pressure.

Elizabeth Reyes was dismissed in September 2005 after Mr. Rove called Secretary of State Roger Williams about her quotes in a newspaper story.

In the suit filed in state district court, Ms. Reyes says she was fired "because of the political embarrassment and pressure" after she answered a reporter's questions about Mr. Rove's voting eligibility in Texas.

Mr. Williams, who resigned in June to head the state Republican Party's 2008 campaign effort, said Monday that he had not seen the lawsuit.
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