Shakespear Feyissa

Shakespear Feyissa is an Ethiopian-born lawyer who is suing his former school to have an online article about a prior arrest removed from the Internet.

Fast Facts

1. Born in Ethiopia
2. Took refuge in Kenya¹
3. Moved to the U.S. in the 1990s²
4. Attended Central Washington University³
5. Graduated from Seattle University School of Law^{4 5}
6. Practices law in Seattle, Washington⁶
7. Democratic Party delegate for Obama from the 36th legislative district⁷

Background

While attending Seattle Pacific University in 1998, Feyissa was arrested by campus police for suspicion of sexual assault. He was later released and charges were never pressed. However, Feyissa alleged discrimination and got his story published in the school's newspaper. Now the story is online, and Feyissa is suing the university to get it removed.⁸

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