Court rules cops can sue Seattle councilwoman for libel as she faces recall vote

Seattle Councilwoman Kshama Sawant called the shooting of Che Taylor 'a blatant murder at the hands of police.'

A federal court ruled that police can sue a Seattle city councilwoman who called the shooting of Che Taylor"a blatant murder at the hands of police" ahead of a vote on whether or not to recall her.

The councilwoman said the same day,"We need justice on the individual actions and we need to turn the tide on the systematic police brutality and racial profiling. But last Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled the officers can sue Sawant for defamation,The police officers who shot Che Taylor can sue Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant for calling the shooting “a blatant murder at the hands of police,” a court ruled ahead of a recall vote. Above, Sawant speaks outside a courthouse in Seattle, Washington, on February 17, 2017, during the Daniel Ramirez Medina v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security trial.Judge A.

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