Yes, We Dare

We dare to believe that justice is indeed for all, that a society must be measured by how it treats the most vulnerable among us, that when a single citizen experiences justice, every one of us moves closer to true democracy.

That belief engages us. It inspires our work, work that embraces the ideal that every person in our community should be treated equally under law, freeing all of us to pursue our dreams. Dreams Like Yours.

What We Do

At the Center for Justice we see the law as the means for real change in the Inland Northwest.

We are a gathering of dedicated attorneys, paralegals, legal interns, and others who - along with volunteers from local high schools, colleges, universities, and the community - believe that justice truly is for all.

Through legal advocacy for people and issues others cannot or will not take on, we seek to foster dignity for everyone. Our work encourages right relationships between citizens and their government, between environmental and economic health, and among all our community's citizens.

Featured Stories: Relentless

Center for Justice joins citizen coalition in advancing new police accountability ordinance for Spokane.
Read more »; Hunger Pangs

In search of Michael Pollan, a fresh tomato, and a good argument about food. By Jamie Borgan.
Read more »; Zehm Case Clears a Hurdle

Federal Judge will allow most state claims to proceed in Zehm civil case.
Read more »; Let Freedom Sing

Center for Justice weighs in (again) for street musicians being harassed on downtown sidewalks.
Read more »; Blackwell Island, Detox

Revised plan would remove highly contaminated sediments from flood prone area where Lake Coeur d’Alene empties to the Spokane River.
Read more »; Heartbreak in Haiti

Buck Close’s account of a grim journey through Port au Prince and what you can do to help.
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News Stories: Bad Bill, Big Smack

(UPDATED 1-25-10 WITH VIDEO LINK, ECOLOGY ALSO OPPOSES BILL) The Spokane Riverkeeper and his lawyer take a good rip at a proposed new state bill that attempts “to legislate out” provisions of the federal Clean Water Act.
Read more »; Supreme Slap

President Obama comes out swinging after Supreme Court decision striking down campaign finance laws.
Read more »; Opening the Courtroom

U.S. Supreme Court rules that the right to a public trial includes jury selection process.
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Kitchen Table: Kitchen Table is a state of mind based, loosely, on a real table just around the corner from the Fish Bowl.; Where’s the Brief?

The question of whether Spokane can ever have a credible, independent police ombudsman may come down to a fairly simple legal argument. Let’s have it.
Read more »; How to Remember Howard Zinn

NPR’s ombudsman weighs in on a flawed story about the passing of one of America’s finest, and most courageous, historians.
Read more »; The Chairman’s Eloquent Appeal

The repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is not yet scheduled for a vote this year in Congress, but Admiral Mike Mullen’s poignant and personal urging to dispose of it should mark the beginning of its end.
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