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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...
NITA: Justice Through the Lens of the Next Generation
A new white paper from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) offers new suggestions for creating better access to justice and the legal system for vulnerable people. The white paper – titled “Justice Through the Lens of the Next Generation” – was authored...
Title IX: 50 Years Later and Still Falling Short
Title IX – the landmark civil rights law that prohibits sex discrimination in public schools – turns 50 this summer. And there is much to celebrate with this monumental anniversary of Title IX. Though the law is widely tied to sports, gender equality in athletics was...
Nicole A. Matlock Now a Partner at Kennedy Hunt P.C.
Kennedy Hunt P.C. is pleased to announce the addition of Nicole A. Matlock as a Partner in the firm. Nicole is passionate about employment rights and has exclusively represented individuals in employment or civil rights-related matters in the St. Louis area since...
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Files Complaint Against Masinelli Management and Construction
Our client Mary Tomko is a 60-year-old woman with multiple severe physical and mental disabilities. For the past two years, Ms. Tomko has been a victim of unfair and unlawful discrimination from her property manager by their refusal to accept her requests for...
Memorial Honoring Enslaved People Who Filed Freedom Suits Coming to St. Louis
A new memorial is coming to the St. Louis Civil Courthouse. It’s honoring the estimated 400 enslaved people who petitioned the Missouri Courts for their freedom in the time between the Louisiana Purchase and the Emancipation Proclamation. The monument will honor the...