Author: archcity

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...

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For 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....

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Now 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...

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For 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...

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Have 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...

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ACD’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.

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MSNBC: 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...

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NPR: 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...

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Newsweek: ‘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...

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Riverfront 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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