ArchCity Defenders Announces Third Annual “Excellence in Poverty Journalism Awards” and Invites Community to Nominate Reporters
June 10, 2019 ArchCity Defenders, a civil rights nonprofit law firm, is pleased to announce the third annual “Excellence in Poverty Journalism Awards,” and invites the community to nominate...
read moreArchCity Defenders Announces Lineup for Second Annual Racial Justice Film Series
May 31, 2019 ArchCity Defenders, a non-profit civil rights law firm based in St. Louis, is announcing the films and dates for its second annual summer Racial Justice Film...
read moreArchCity Defenders Announces Launch of Updated “Pro Se STL” Resource, a Local ‘Know Your Rights’ Guide
May 8, 2019 ArchCity Defenders (ACD), a non profit civil rights law firm based in St. Louis, is partnering with St. Louis County Library system and Mound City Bar...
read moreArchCity Defenders Announces Creation of Young Friends Board
February 25, 2019 ArchCity Defenders is proud to announce the establishment and call for members of the Young Friends of ArchCity Defenders. The Young Friends of ACD seeks to...
read moreArchCity Defenders, Advancement Project, Civil Right Corps, and Georgetown Law File Lawsuit to Challenge St. Louis City’s Unconstitutional Cash Bail System
January 29, 2019 ST. LOUIS, MO — Today in federal court, ArchCity Defenders, Advancement Project National Office, Civil Rights Corps, and Georgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection...
read moreJoint Letter Regarding Private Pretrial Supervision
January 10, 2019 ArchCity Defenders and St. Louis Legal Organizations Co-Sign Letter Exposing Unconstitutional Practices of 22nd Judicial Circuit, Calling for Reform ArchCity Defenders, the St. Louis Public Defender’s...
read moreLetter to Prosecutor Bell from St. Louis Reform Coalition
January 1, 2019 Dear Prosecutor Bell, Congratulations on your recent election and inauguration. As members of the Reform Coalition, a broad alliance of advocacy organizations throughout St. Louis County,...
read moreArchCity Defenders Files Subsequent Debtors’ Prison Lawsuit Against Edmundson
December 12, 2018 Today in federal court, ArchCity Defenders and the law firm of Arnold & Porter filed a debtors’ prison claim against the City of Edmundson on behalf...
read moreArchCity Defenders Receives the 2018 Thomas Merton Award from the Thomas Merton Center
November 29, 2018 ArchCity Defenders, a nonprofit civil rights law firm based in St. Louis, was presented with the 2018 Thomas Merton Award during the Thomas Merton Center’s 46th...
read moreStatement from ArchCity Defenders and Khazaeli Wyrsch on the Federal Grand Jury Indictment of Four St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Officers Regarding Misconduct During Stockley Protests
November 29, 2018 Today’s charges support what we and our clients have known for months about how SLMPD officers conducted themselves during the Stockley protests. It is obvious from...
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