Washington Supreme Court expected to rule on Kshama Sawant recall on Thursday
A flyer in defense of Kshama Sawant in the wake of a recall campaign. (MyNorthwest photo)
After months of delays, the Supreme Court of Washington is expected to issue a ruling Thursday morning on whether to allow a recall petition for Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant to move forward.
The court was initially expected to publish its opinion on Jan. 7, before a delay to the following day, and then the eventual announcement that there would “not be a decision today [January 8] or likely soon.”
The recall petition was filed by Seattleite Ernest Lou, who levied six charges against Sawant, ranging from claims that she had helped create the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest in the summer of 2020, to allegations she led a protest to Mayor Jenny Durkan’s home.
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City and statewide eviction moratoriums have helped save lives, it s true, but they have also provided stability to small businesses and nonprofits, Katie Wilson writes. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)
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SPD arrests city employee over threatening emails to Councilmember Kshama Sawant
Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant. (AP file photo)
The Seattle Police Department has arrested a 42-year-old city employee suspected of sending threatening emails to Councilmember Kshama Sawant.
The man SPD arrested works for the Seattle Fire Department, and was booked into the King County Correctional Facility on Friday under suspicion of cyberstalking, computer trespass, and identity theft, as part of an “ongoing investigation” into a series of increasingly threatening emails sent to Sawant between December and January.
The emails began on Dec. 17, 2020, with escalating language that culminated in a threat against Councilmember Sawant’s life on Jan. 18, 2021.