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: In the Cause of Trent Yohe

Center sues Spokane County and three deputies over a death in the Valley.
Read more »; The Mayor Wades In

Mary Verner walked into an unusually strange and tension-filled Spokane City Council meeting Monday night to fight for her police ombudsman pick.
Read more »; The Tipping Point?

In a CFJ video journal, the Center’s Breean Beggs offers a frank assessment of how the recent federal indictment in the Otto Zehm case is affecting public attitudes toward city leaders and Spokane police.
Read more »; The Indictment

Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson, Jr., is indicted on two federal felony counts in the Otto Zehm case.
Read more »; A Fine and Pleasant Soaking

Thanks to Peter Grubb and ROW Adventures, the Center’s new Spokane Riverkeeper program gets a ceremonial launch through the white water of the Bowl & Pitcher and the Devil’s Toenail–See the Video.
Read more »; The Shooter and the White Hat

The Washington Supreme Court’s decision to deny DNA testing in the case of Alex Riofta is bad news for Riofta. But it may help other Washington convicts seeking to prove their innocence.
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News Stories: Going Too Far

U.S. Supreme Court finds strip search of 13-year-old student Savana Redding violated her Fourth Amendment rights.
Read more »; The Pick

Mayor selects retired policeman from California for Ombudsman post.
Read more »; The New, New Policy

Spokane adjusts public records charges in response to recent state Attorney General’s inquiry.
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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.; Beat to the Hoop

With seconds remaining, the ball hung on the front of the rim for the time it takes me to fry an egg. Then it fell into the hands of the grateful Kourt Kings.
Read more »; Randy and Rocky

The federal criminal indictment in the Otto Zehm case picks up where KREM-TV anchor Randy Shaw left off two years ago in an interview with Assistant City Attorney Rocky Treppiedi.
Read more »; The Importance of Being Holly

Why Holly Fauerso was a perfect fit for the Center for Justice.
Read more »; Visit the Kitchen Table