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  Center for Justice loses lawyer

  February 23, 2010 in City on Page A5 Breean Beggs, the self-described chief catalyst for the public interest law firm Center for Justice, announced his resignation Monday, citing both fewer financial resources at the firm and aspirations for … 5

• Center for Justice director to resign

  February 22, 2010 in City Breean Beggs, the self-described chief catalyst for the public interest law firm Center for Justice, announced his resignation today citing both fewer financial resources at the firm and aspirations for … 14

• Group says it will sue city over river PCBs

  December 2, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 Spokane’s antiquated sewer system is pumping polychlorinated byphenyls, or PCBs, into the Spokane River, contaminating the river’s fish and violating the federal Clean Water Act, the Center for Justice said …

• Air agency settles suit

  November 10, 2009 in City on Page A5 The Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency has agreed to settle a lawsuit out of court for violating the state’s Open Meetings Act in 2006. The settlement was approved last week …

• 911 call perplexes Zehm attorney

  October 9, 2009 in City on Page A5 Among the details, court filings, and other developments surrounding the high-profile Otto Zehm case is a loosely related mystery that’s been downplayed by attorneys on opposing sides of the legal … 1

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  Spokane police chief applied for new job

  October 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick on Wednesday downplayed suggestions that she is actively pursuing work outside Spokane, but she acknowledged applying for the top cop job in San Francisco and … 8

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  Zehm inquiry continuing

  September 17, 2009 in City on Page A1 More Spokane police officers could face criminal charges over the city’s handling of the fatal confrontation with unarmed janitor Otto Zehm, with newly filed court documents indicating a federal probe … 26

• More charges could come in Zehm probe

  September 16, 2009 in News More Spokane Police officers could face criminal charges over the city’s handling of the fatal confrontation with unarmed janitor Otto Zehm, with newly filed court documents indicating a federal probe … 5

• Feds unhappy with city attorney

  September 13, 2009 in City on Page B1 Federal prosecutors have grown increasingly critical of what they describe as questionable behavior by the Spokane Police Department’s chief legal adviser, who reportedly used his position to provide “traditionally confidential” … 7

• Thompson supporters raise cash

  August 25, 2009 in City on Page A1 Friends of Otto Zehm wore small blue buttons that read “Otto” in support of the mentally ill janitor, after he died in 2006 following a struggle with Spokane police. Now … 17

• County broke records law, court says

  August 14, 2009 in City on Page A7 Spokane County didn’t look hard enough for documents sought by a citizens group when it alleged nepotism in county hiring, a state appeals court has said. Now the county faces … 2

• Bistro’s neighbors sue county

  July 28, 2009 in City on Page A8 The county faces a new legal challenge over McGlades Bistro and Wine Bar, a Colbert restaurant at the center of a planning and zoning controversy. An attorney for the restaurant’s …

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  U.S. to pay cop’s counsel in federal Zehm case

  July 10, 2009 in City on Page A1 A federal magistrate ruled Thursday that the federal government should pay for the defense of Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. as he faces felony charges stemming from the … 5

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  County faces suit in man’s ’07 death

  July 2, 2009 in City on Page A1 A federal lawsuit has been filed against Spokane County alleging that deputies violated a man’s civil rights when they repeatedly used a Taser and hogtied him during a struggle in … 4

• Center for Justice sues over Yohe’s death

  July 1, 2009 in News A federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed against Spokane County over deputies’ actions in a struggle with an epileptic man in 2007 that resulted in his death. The suit … 1

• Zehm to blame for fight with officers, city says

  June 20, 2009 in City on Page A1 Otto Zehm is responsible for the events that led up to his death while in police custody, the city of Spokane said Friday as it asked a federal court to … 1

• Low-income housing may return

  March 26, 2009 in City on Page A5 Two years after nearly 50 tenants of the Commercial Building were displaced by a high-tech manufacturing company, the downtown apartments may once again house low-income residents. A federal judge has …

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  Commercial Building might offer housing again

  March 25, 2009 in City Two years after nearly 50 tenants of the Commercial Building were displaced by a high-tech manufacturing company, the downtown apartments may once again house low-income residents.

• City sued over Otto Zehm death

  March 13, 2009 in City A federal civil rights damages suit was filed this afternoon against the city of Spokane and nine of its police officers by the estate of the late Otto Zehm. 5

• Otto Zehm case at crossroads

  March 1, 2009 in City on Page B1 On the eve of the third anniversary of the police-encounter death of Otto Zehm, a civil rights suit against the city of Spokane and its Police Department could be filed …

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  Firm keeps community at its core

  February 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 The Center for Justice was born from an “out of the blue” phone call to lawyer Jim Sheehan. The public defender accustomed to raiding his own closet to outfit his … 3

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  Mother wins latest round in two-state custody case

  February 6, 2009 in City on Page A6 A Spokane nursing assistant is closer to regaining custody of her son following a Washington Supreme Court ruling – but a lawyer for the losing side said more litigation in …

• Washington high court: Custody should go to mother

  February 5, 2009 in City A Spokane nursing assistant is closer to regaining custody of her son following a Washington Supreme Court ruling — but a lawyer for the losing side said more litigation in … 1

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  Bigelow Gulch project begins

  December 10, 2008 in City on Page B1 Spokane County commissioners are plowing ahead with a plan to widen Bigelow Gulch Road despite a federal lawsuit that could block or delay federal funding for the project. Earth work …

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  Orchard Prairie fights road project

  October 13, 2008 in City on Page A1 From their front deck at Orchard Prairie in north Spokane County, Don Hamilton and Lorna St. John look out over the small farms, hills and mountains that give breadth to …

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  BlueRay selling top two floors

  April 30, 2008 in Business on Page A10 Less than a year after BlueRay Technologies Inc. displaced nearly 50 poor tenants from apartments on the top two floors of the downtown Commercial Building – sparking a lawsuit by …

• Center for Justice criticizes ombudsman plan

  March 19, 2008 The law firm representing the family of Otto Zehm is critical of Mayor Mary Verner’s suggestion that the city doesn’t need a full-time police ombudsman.

• BlueRay to face eviction suit

  October 5, 2007 in City on Page B1 Blu-ray disc manufacturer BlueRay Technologies Inc. allegedly evicted dozens of poor residents of the downtown Commercial Building illegally, according to a class-action lawsuit a Spokane nonprofit law firm said it …

• Yohe’s blood, medical records obtained

  June 14, 2007 in City on Page B3 Police detectives used a search warrant to get an unconscious man’s medical records immediately after his May 1 encounter with sheriff’s deputies in Spokane Valley, court records show. That tactic, …

• Legal center takes step toward Yohe death claim

  June 1, 2007 in City on Page B3 A Spokane civil rights law firm has filed a legal petition opening a probate for the estate of Trent Yohe – a first step in what may result in a …