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Seattle held in contempt of court over SPD use of force violations

The city has until December 11 to respond to the court findings.

Published

4 years ago

December 9, 2020

David Obelcz

From Malcontentment Happy Hour, December 7, 2020

The city of Seattle was found to be in contempt of court for multiple uses of force violations by a federal judge. The violations represent four distinct incidents, two on September 7, one on September 22, and one on September 23. The city of Seattle has until December 11 to respond and the federal court will issue a remedy on or by December 18.

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