When the pandemic struck, ACD and partner organizations cautioned how marginalized groups were most at risk and urged local officials to take extra action to protect the vulnerable.
read moreACD, on be half of client Charitie Stewart, petitioned the court for a writ prohibiting the extrajudicial eviction processes the City of St. Louis and individual police officers and...
read moreACD, on behalf of Eddie Logan, a disabled army veteran, filed an appeal of Mr. Logan's eviction judgment. Prior, the Court had forced Mr. Logan to try to defend...
read moreACD, on behalf of Eddie Logan, a disabled army veteran, filed an appeal of Mr. Logan's eviction judgment. Prior, the Court had forced Mr. Logan to try to defend...
read moreDespite a nationwide eviction moratorium, the 16th Circuit in Kansas City allowed landlords to challenge the validity of a tenants declaration. ACD filed this Amicus Curiae brief in support...
read moreMs. Tunstall paid her rent, but her landlord, Mr. Franks, disputed her payments and filed for eviction. No money was owed, yet the Court’s judgment for the property was...
read moreIn 2014 Stephanie Cameron's landlord, Brainchild Holdings, LLC, filed an eviction case against Ms. Cameron. Ms. Cameron was denied a jury trial. ACD submitted an Amicus Curiae brief in...
read moreTEH is a notorious slumlord that owns thousands of housing units. Tahata Brooks and Destini Matthews sued to stop TEH from collecting rent until the housing units were properly...
read moreACD and the SLU Law Legal Clinic sued the City of St. Louis after they closed the New Life Shelter, the only drop-in homeless shelter in the City, tried...
read moreACD and the SLU Law Clinics filed a TRO against the City to force them to not close a private shelter and prevent the City from funneling unhoused people...
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