Media Advisory: On MLK Day, ArchCity Defenders Releases Policy Report “Death by the State: Police Killings and Jail Deaths in St. Louis,” and Introduces Collaborative Initiative
Nearly sixty years ago in his “I Have a Dream” speech, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “e can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is...
read moreArchCity Defenders and Co-Counsel File Class Action Lawsuit Against St. Francois County for Inhumane Jail Conditions and Inadequate Medical Care
December 21, 2020 Today in federal court, ArchCity Defenders, the Simon Law Firm, Vonne Karraker, and Vincent Colianni filed a complaint on behalf of clients Robert Hopple, Stefani Rudigier,...
read moreFor Immediate Release: Coalition to Host Environmental Racism Solution Series Summit
NOVEMBER 12, 2020 Coalition to Host Environmental Racism Solution Series Summit Summit builds on Environmental Racism in St. Louis report released by the same coalition in 2019 St. Louis, MO...
read moreFor Immediate Release: ArchCity Defenders to Host Virtual Education Sessions on Expungement Process
October 20, 2020 As part of ArchCity Defenders’ (ACD) expanding holistic legal advocacy and ‘know your rights’ learning opportunities, ACD is hosting virtual education sessions on expungement, the process...
read moreThree Years After St. Louis Police Kettled and Beat Large Crowd, ArchCity Defenders and Khazaeli Wyrsch Denounce St. Louis City’s Failure to Hold Its Officers Accountable
September 17, 2020 Three years ago, over one hundred people were kettled, beaten, and pepper sprayed by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) and neither St. Louis City...
read moreFor Immediate Release: ArchCity Defenders Challenges Constitutionality of St. Louis City Eviction Trial Citing Due Process Concerns, Asks Missouri Supreme Court to Give Tenant Fair Day in Court
August 25, 2020 Lawsuit filed on behalf of disabled St. Louis resident who lost eviction trial over the phone after being unable to access trial by video conference and...
read moreFor Immediate Release: ArchCity Defenders Files Petition on Behalf of Veteran Facing an Eviction, Citing Due Process Concerns, and Asking for a Fair Day in Court
August 22, 2020 ArchCity Defenders Files Petition on Behalf of Veteran Facing an Eviction, Citing Due Process Concerns, and Asking for a Fair Day in Court Last night in the Missouri...
read moreFor Immediate Release: Statement from ArchCity Defenders on St. Louis City’s Temporary Pause on Evictions
August 6, 2020 Statement from ArchCity Defenders on St. Louis City’s Temporary Pause on Evictions We are happy to hear that Presiding Judge Burlison of the 22nd Judicial Circuit...
read moreFor Immediate Release: Statement from Coalition of St. Louis Area Community Organizations on Darren Wilson Non-Charging Decision
July 30, 2020 Today, we learned that St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell has decided not to charge former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of...
read moreFor Immediate Release: After Two Years, Close the Workhouse Campaign is Victorious as St. Louis City Government Votes to Shutter Notorious ‘Workhouse’ Jail in 2020
July 17, 2020 Re-Posting from Close the Workhouse After Two Years, Close the Workhouse Campaign is Victorious as St. Louis City Government Votes to Shutter Notorious ‘Workhouse’ Jail in...
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