Current & Recent Litigation

Current & Recent Litigation

Columbia Legal Services is engaged in multiple cases, at various stages of litigation, at all times. Our advocacy teams work alongside communities impacted by the unjust systems of incarceration and immigration to seek a Washington in which everyone has equitable...
“Only marginally better than a coin flip”

“Only marginally better than a coin flip”

We filed a class action lawsuit against the WA Department of Corrections (DOC) for using faulty drug tests to justify cruel punishment, including months in solitary confinement. The cheap colorimetric tests are designed to screen paper items for certain chemicals and...