By Emilie St. John

LOS ANGELES – Former District Attorney George Gascon’s chief of staff sued Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman and another prosecutor Wednesday, alleging she was demoted for her support of Gascon’s reform policies and because of her race, age and gender.

Former Deputy District Attorney Tiffiny Blacknell, filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against the county, Hochman and Deputy District Attorney John Lewin. The latter previously filed and settled his own lawsuit against the county, in which he maintained he suffered a backlash over his criticisms of Gascon’s reforms.

Blacknell spoke with 2 Urban Girls about feeling like a ‘political pawn’ during the 2024 campaign cycle which upended her career.

“I have been a political pawn in a game playe

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