Do the Defamation Claims Against Kshama Sawant Have a Chance?

by Heidi GrooverKshama Sawant is facing allegations that she defamed two police officers and a landlord. City of Seattle
In the last month, two cases have surfaced accusing Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant of defamation. In July, notorious Seattle landlord Carl Haglund filed a claim with the city indicating that, unless he receives a settlement in the next two months, he intends to sue Sawant and the city because she called him a "slumlord" in 2015. (He wants $25 million.) On Friday, th