MEDIA ADVISORY: Hell on Hall Street to Screen at 2026 St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase
Documentary chronicling the historic grassroots movement to close and demolish St. Louis’s notorious Workhouse screens at Hi-Pointe Theatre, followed by a live panel Q&A. (ST. LOUIS, MO)–On Sunday, July...
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Calverton Park Agrees to Change Alleged Illegal Towing Practices, Pay Damages to Class Members in Settlement
April 28, 2026 (ST. LOUIS, MO)–Over two years after filing the class action lawsuit Christina Reise, et al. v. City of Calverton Park, et al., the federal court has preliminarily approved a $465,000 settlement...
read moreHell on Hall Street-A Documentary Premiere
A documentary premiere on closing the Workhouse–and what comes next. For generations, the Workhouse stood as a symbol of punishment, neglect, and the criminalization of poverty in St. Louis....
read moremedia advisory: ST. LOUIS TENANTS DEMAND FULL FUNDING FOR RIGHT TO COUNSEL PROGRAM AMID ONGOING EVICTION CRISIS
(St. Louis) WHAT: St. Louis renters, housing advocates, and tenant organizers will hold a rally and press conference to highlight insufficiencies of the existing Right to Counsel program and...
read moreFor immediate release: archcity defenders Issues Statement following the acquittal of Client Janis Mensah
July 24, 2025 Two years ago, Janis Mensah, a leader on the City’s jail oversight board, went to the jail to investigate the reported death of Terrance Smith. Police...
read moreFor Immediate release: ArchCity Defenders Files New Challenge to Missouri’s Takeover of St. Louis Police
June 5, 2025 (St. Louis, MO) – St. Louis City residents Jamala Rogers and Mike Milton, represented by ArchCity Defenders, are challenging the constitutionality of Missouri’s legislative attempt to...
read moreFor Immediate release: St. Louis Agrees to Pay $4 Million to Individuals Detained in Hellish ‘Workhouse’ Jail
May 6, 2025 (St. Louis, MO) – After waging a seven-year legal opposition, attorneys for St. Louis City have agreed to settle with thousands of individuals exposed to harmful...
read moreFor Immediate release: Disabled cancer survivor and local activist sues St. Louis police
April 24, 2025 (St. Louis, MO) – Represented by ArchCity Defenders, Del-Rio Swink, an activist, cancer survivor, and woman with disabilities, is filing a civil rights lawsuit against St....
read moreFor Immediate release: ArchCity Defenders Celebrates 15-Years with Anniversary Showcase
October 4, 2024 (St. Louis, MO) – ArchCity Defenders is celebrating 15 years of service and action on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at the Saint Louis Science Center. ...
read moreFor Immediate release: Reflecting on a Decade of Reforms Post-Ferguson, ArchCity Defenders Urges Consolidation of St. Louis’ Municipal Courts
July 25, 2024 (St. Louis, MO) – As the ten-year anniversary of Mike Brown’s killing approaches, ArchCity Defenders (ACD) has released a white paper reflecting on reforms and litigation stemming...
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