Court rules thousands of people are now part of a class action lawsuit against Ferguson
June 10, 2022 On Thursday, June 9, 2022, the court granted class certification in Keilee Fant, et al. v. City of Ferguson, a lawsuit we filed in February 2015...
read moreFor immediate release: Local Coalition of Over 25 Organizations Releases Proposal to Begin a Reparations Process in the City of St. LouiS
June 10, 2022 This afternoon, a coalition of over 25 local community organizations released a proposal calling for a process and plan for reparations in the City of St....
read moreNow is the time for reparations in St. Louis
June 10, 2022 In December of 2021, a coalition of over 25 local community organizations came together to encourage the Jones administration to develop a process and plan for...
read moreFor Immediate Release: Over Ten Thousand People Eligible to Claim Settlement Money from Debtors’ Prison Lawsuit Against Edmundson
June 2, 2022 (St. Louis, Mo.) – Today is the first day on which individuals who were jailed, arrested by, or paid fines to the City of Edmundson between...
read moreHave you been jailed by, paid fines to, or had a warrant issued by Edmundson?
June 2, 2022 Edmundson Settlement Info— Thomas et al. V. City of Edmundson ArchCity Defenders recently reached a $370,000 preliminary settlement in a lawsuit with the City of Edmundson...
read moreACD’s Tribute to Wendy Werner, Our Longtime Supporter and Founding Board Chair
January 6, 2022 This tribute to Wendy is a collection of photos and reflections of cherished memories submitted by members of the ACD family.
read moreMSNBC: Lessons on warrant reform from Ferguson.
May 6, 2021, 6:00 AM CDT Ferguson, Missouri may offer lessons about warrant reform to other cities. Reforming the warrant system became a priority in 2015, after the Department of Justice...
read moreNPR: Is The Biden Rescue Plan Working? ‘American Indicators’ Weigh In On The Recovery
This episode was produced by Mia Venkat, Brent Baughman, Brianna Scott and Lee Hale. It was edited by Sami Yenigun with help from Wynne Davis and Cortney Dorning. Our...
read moreNewsweek: ‘Squad’ Rep. Cori Bush Calls America ‘Racist AF’ After She Backs Defunding St. Louis Police
BY CHRISTINA ZHAO ON 5/2/21 AT 7:23 PM EDT Born in St. Louis, Bush represents Missouri’s 1st congressional district that includes all of the city of St. Louis and a large...
read moreRiverfront Times: 15 Juneteenth Events To Attend in St. Louis This Weekend
Posted By Jenna Jones on Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 3:14 pm Juneteenth marks the day every citizen in the United States actually became free. After Union troops rode into Galveston, Texas on June 19,...
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