For 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...
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Racial Justice Organizations Sound Alarm Over Rising St. Louis County Jail Population and Lack of Transparency from County Prosecutor’s Office with Release of Second “Prosecutor Watch” Report
July 17, 2024 As the ten year anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown Jr. draws near, racial justice organizations are sounding the alarm over St. Louis County’s rising...
read moreMedia Advisory: Upcoming Art Exhibition Honors Stories of Women Whose Loved Ones Have been Killed by Police and Died in Jail
January 13, 2023 Upcoming Art Exhibition Honors Stories of Women Whose Loved Ones Have been Killed by Police and Died in Jail For years, St. Louis has made...
read moreFor immediate release: Court of Appeals Finds St. Louis County Police Department’s “Wanteds” Policy Constitutionally “Fraught”; Majority of Arrests Under Policy Likely Violate Fourth Amendment, Attorneys Say
Lawyers Vow to Continue to Pursue Invalidation of Widespread Unconstitutional Use of Wanteds November 2, 2022 St. Louis, MO – Yesterday, the federal Court of Appeals for the Eighth...
read more2022 ACD Community Appreciation Event – photos recap
At our Community Appreciation Event on October 7, 2022, ArchCity Defenders gathered with supporters, clients, volunteers, advocates, and more! We presented the first-ever “ACD Guardian” Awards to a range...
read moreACD Mobilizes to Help Communities Harmed by Normandy
By: Angelo Vidal, Communications Fellow This Friday, August 26th marks a critical moment for tens of thousands of Black and poor St. Louis residents who have been extorted and...
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