Seattle Police Officers Appeal to Supreme Court Over Jan 6th Records
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Four Seattle police officers who attended the January 6th, 2021, "Stop the Steal" rally are petitioning the Supreme Court. They previously lost a Washington State Supreme Court case against the release of their names in investigative records. The officers claim disclosing their off-duty political activities violates their privacy rights and subjects them to vilification despite an internal investigation clearing them of wrongdoing. While two other officers who attended were fired for trespassing, these four argue they were compelled to disclose political beliefs under threat of termination.
Four Seattle police officers who attended the January 6th, 2021, "Stop the Steal" rally are petitioning the Supreme Court. They previously lost a Washington State Supreme Court case against the release of their names in investigative records. The officers claim disclosing their off-duty political activities violates their privacy rights and subjects them to vilification despite an internal investigation clearing them of wrongdoing. While two other officers who attended were fired for trespassing, these four argue they were compelled to disclose political beliefs under threat of termination.
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