Location and Hours
Community Building
35 West Main, Suite 300
Spokane, Washington 99201
(509) 835-5211
The Center for Justice is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except during the noon hour and on court holidays.
Featured Stories
Questions About Tasers
A year ago, 28-year-old Josh Levy jumped off the Monroe Street bridge after a police effort to end a long standoff by using a Taser failed. On the anniversary of this tragedy, Center for Justice Chief Catalyst Breean Beggs describes how Tasers work and delves into the serious questions that are being raised as the supposedly non-lethal devices gain wider use.
Read Questions About TasersSame Dam Problems
Center will represent Sierra Club and CELP in appeal of Ecology’s Avista-friendly remedy for the Spokane River.
Read Same Dam ProblemsPieces of Sunshine
River Park Square souvenirs for Washington’s “Blue Ribbon Committee” on public records exemptions.
Read Pieces of SunshineMrs. Rodgers’s Neighborhood
Thirty months ago, Cherie Rodgers left Spokane City Hall as one of the most popular and longest-serving council members the city’s ever known. On June 9th she was back to talk about one of her enduring causes–open government.
Read Mrs. Rodgers’s NeighborhoodMoot Court
Court of Appeals victory for Center’s clients in two high-profile Spokane land use cases also shows how, under Washington “loophole,” developers can win even when bad decisions get reversed.
Read Moot CourtCrossing the Line Draws a Crowd
Mayor Mary Verner joined an audience that packed the CenterStage hall for a Whitworth student presentation examining issues of police violence.
Read Crossing the Line Draws a CrowdMagic Pollution, Part 1
How the Environmental Protection Agency Used a Paper Trick to Clean Up the Spokane River
Read Magic Pollution, Part 1Remembering Otto Zehm
Two years ago Otto Zehm went into a north side convenience store for a bottle of pop and a Snickers bar. In the aftermath of his tragic death, it became utterly clear that Spokane had a lot of work to do to rebuild confidence in its police. It’s time to finish the job.
Read Remembering Otto ZehmThe Whistleblower
What scientist Drea Traeumer’s story says about the fate of the Spokane River, and the state of the State of Washington.
Read The Whistleblower