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Seattle City Council Passes Anti-Discrimination Laws for Castes

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Seattle City Council Passes Anti-Discrimination Laws for Castes
Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant addresses supporters during her inauguration and "Tax Amazon 2020 Kickoff" event in Seattle, Wash., on Jan. 13, 2020. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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The Seattle City Council passed an ordinance on Feb. 21 to apply anti-discrimination laws to castes.

The ordinance passed 6-to-1 and, following the signature of Seattle City Council President Debora Juarez, goes to Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell for his sign-off. Were it to get Harrell’s signature, Seattle would become the first city in the United States to ban discrimination against castes.

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Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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