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 moreDecember 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 moreNOVEMBER 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 moreOctober 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 moreSeptember 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 moreAugust 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 moreAugust 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 moreAugust 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 moreJuly 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 moreJuly 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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