Ex-House member who resigned files for bankruptcy

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former California congresswoman Katie Hill has filed for bankruptcy protection. If successful, the move could allow Hill to avoid paying about $220,000 in attorneys’ fees to a British tabloid and two conservative journalists she sued after the publication of intimate photos without her consent. The Democrat who briefly represented a district north of Los Angeles had accused multiple parties in a revenge-porn lawsuit of violating the law by publishing or distributing the compromising photos. The lawsuit was thrown out and a judge later rendered the financial judgments. Hill did not immediately respond to a request for comment.