70 Lawsuits and Counting
Is SLMPD #1 at Being Sued? By Z Gorley, with research contributions from Elizabeth Franklin and editorial support from Johnny Wu Gabbert May 14, 2026 Last fall, ArchCity Defenders...
read moreFor immediate release: Statement from ArchCity Defenders Regarding the Growing Legal Fight Against the State Takeover of SLMPD
April 10, 2026 St. Louis, MO – Yesterday, Mayor Cara Spencer announced that the City had filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state takeover of SLMPD under...
read more$333 Million and No Say
A FAQ About the State Takeover & SLMPD Budget By ACD Staff April 6, 2026 If you live in St. Louis, you may know that last year the state of Missouri took...
read moreFor Immediate Release: More Than 16,000 People are Eligible to Claim Money from Workhouse Jail Settlement
(St. Louis, MO) – After over eight years of litigation in the jail conditions lawsuit, James Cody, et al. v. City of St. Louis, the federal court has issued preliminary approval of a $4 million settlement to be distributed to more than 16,000...
read moreDifferent Badges, Similar Harm
How Police and ICE Promote State Violence By Z Gorley February 10, 2026 ICE is not separate from the police; it is an extension of the police. And it’s...
read moreFor Immediate Release: Advocates Sue Missouri Department of Mental Health for Failing to Treat Pretrial Detainees Living with Mental Illness and Disabilities
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, the MacArthur Justice Center alongside ArchCity Defenders and the ACLU of Missouri filed a class action lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH)...
read moreLocal Democracy is Under Attack
ArchCity Defenders is Fighting Back Brianna Coppersmith, Johnny Wu Gabbert, Z Gorley, and Allen You contributed to this piece. July 4, 2025 Happy fourth of July! This is the...
read moreFor Immediate release: ArchCity Defenders Files New Challenge to Missouri’s Takeover of St. Louis Police
June 5, 2025 (St. Louis, MO) – St. Louis City residents Jamala Rogers and Mike Milton, represented by ArchCity Defenders, are challenging the constitutionality of Missouri’s legislative attempt to...
read moreFor Immediate release: St. Louis Agrees to Pay $4 Million to Individuals Detained in Hellish ‘Workhouse’ Jail
May 6, 2025 (St. Louis, MO) – After waging a seven-year legal opposition, attorneys for St. Louis City have agreed to settle with thousands of individuals exposed to harmful...
read moreFor Immediate release: Disabled cancer survivor and local activist sues St. Louis police
April 24, 2025 (St. Louis, MO) – Represented by ArchCity Defenders, Del-Rio Swink, an activist, cancer survivor, and woman with disabilities, is filing a civil rights lawsuit against St....
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