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DOJ: $31 Million Redlining Fair Housing Act Settlement Reached
Over in Los Angeles, the Department of Justice has secured a $31.25 million settlement with City National Bank over allegations the bank redlined - or refused to underwrite mortgages - in predominately Black and Latinx neighborhoods. This is the largest redlining...
The Effective Altruism Movement
The science of doing the most good, for the most amount of people is the reason our founder – Thomas E. Kennedy III – pursued a career in law more than 50 years ago. Now, commonly known as effective altruism, it’s the idea of valuing all lives equally and seeking out...
St. Louis Realtors apologizes for perpetuating racist housing policies and offers up new solutions
St. Louis is one of the most segregated American cities, symbolized by the “Delmar Divide” that widely separates white and Black neighborhoods. And Black St. Louisians live at a poverty rate over three times higher than whites. The effects of redlining, racial deed...
Iowa Law Review: Segregation Autopilot: How the Government Perpetuates Segregation and How to Stop It
The ongoing impacts of segregation are felt in so many ways in America, especially housing. A new article published in the Iowa Law Review examines how the federal government – from the Department of Housing to the Department of Defense – perpetuates housing...
City of Springfield Found Liable for Housing Discrimination
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Fair Housing Case Against the City of Springfield The Illinois Times recently profiled Kennedy Hunt P.C.’s major jury trial win in a years-long Fair Housing case the firm filed in 2016. On July 26, a federal jury rendered a verdict for $293,000 in...
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Lands Jury Trial Win in Fair Housing Case Against the City of Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, IL. - Kennedy Hunt P.C. is thrilled to announce a jury trial win in a years-long Fair Housing Act case the firm filed in 2016. On July 26, a federal jury rendered a verdict for $293,000 in damages against the City of Springfield to victims of the City’s...