For Immediate Release: Family Members Whose Loved Ones Were Killed by Police Collectively Share Their Concerns and Urge Broad Support of Their Demands at Press ConferencE
May 24, 2022 (St. Louis, Mo.) On May 24, 2022, outside St. Louis City Hall, the Fatal State Violence (FSV) Response Program, a coalition of families who have lost...
read moreMedia Advisory: Following Months of Advocating Behind the Scenes with Elected Officials and More Killings by Police, Families with the Fatal State Violence Response Program Collectively Share Their Stories and Demands for the First Time
May 24, 2022 Media Advisory Following Months of Advocating Behind the Scenes with Elected Officials and More Killings by Police, Families with the Fatal State Violence Response Program Collectively...
read moreIF passed, Board Bill 14 would take away rights and further criminalize people living on the streets
May 13, 2022 A group of legal advocacy organizations in St. Louis has sent a letter to the City detailing serious concerns about Board Bill 14, and how, if passed,...
read moreFor Immediate Release: St. Louis’ “Defund. Re-envision. Transform.” Campaign Mobilizes Residents as City Budget Talks Ensue
May 9, 2022 Defund. Re-envision. Transform. (DRT) is a campaign that focuses on defunding the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), and investing that money into policies and programs...
read moreFor Immediate release: ArchCity Defenders Requests Proposals for a Media Project That Centers the Stories of Families Impacted by Fatal State Violence
May 3, 2022 ArchCity Defenders (ACD), a holistic legal advocacy organization in St. Louis, Missouri, is seeking proposals from creatives to manage and execute a multimedia project with video...
read moreFor Immediate Release: Fatal State Violence Response Program Re-Opens Applications for Responders, anD PROMOTES HOTLINE
Monday, April 18, 2022 Since November 2021, ArchCity Defenders’ “Fatal State Violence Response Program,” in partnership with Faith for Justice, has provided ongoing support to individuals whose loved ones...
read moreArchCity Defenders’ – About Us Video (2022)
At ArchCity Defenders, our clients and their loved ones are inescapably targeted and punished by the criminal legal system of police, courts, and jails. Not only do we represent...
read moreHave you been jailed by, paid fines to, or had a warrant issued by Normandy?
August 12, 2022 Normandy Settlement Info— Davis et al. V. City of Normandy ArchCity Defenders recently reached a preliminary settlement in a $1.3 million lawsuit with the City of...
read moreFor immediate release: Over Twenty Thousand People Eligible to Claim Settlement Money from Debtors’ Prison Lawsuit Against Normandy
March 29, 2022 Over Twenty Thousand People Eligible to Claim Settlement Money from Debtors’ Prison Lawsuit Against Normandy (St. Louis, Mo.) On March 29, 2022, a federal judge preliminarily...
read moreFor Immediate Release: Class Action Lawsuit Targets City Justice Center’s Culture of Excessive Mace and Water Deprivation
March 15, 2022 A federal class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of all individuals detained at the St. Louis City Justice Center (CJC), who have subjected to...
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