US nurse quarantined over ebola fears sues

A nurse quarantined at a New Jersey hospital because she had contact with ebola patients in West Africa is suing the state governor and health chiefs, saying they held her illegally against her will.

The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey and a New York firm filed the federal civil rights lawsuit in Newark for Kaci Hickox.

It names New Jersey governor Chris Christie, former state health commissioner Mary O’Dowd, plus other health department staff.