Seattle Police Shooting

<p>The Ninth Circuit <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/seattlepoliceshooting.pdf">upheld</a></strong> the dismissal of two police officers’ defamation claims against a Seattle city councilwoman who allegedly called them “murderers” and accused them of racially profiling after the officers shot a felon they were trying to arrest. </p>

SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit upheld the dismissal of two police officers’ defamation claims against a Seattle city councilwoman who allegedly called them “murderers” and accused them of racially profiling after the officers shot a felon they were trying to arrest.

The court also denied the councilwoman’s motion to dismiss for lack of appellate jurisdiction.

Categories / Appeals, Civil Rights, Politics

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