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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...
Group Home Gets Over $5 Million In Punitives Against a Municipality In a Fair Housing Case
Gilead Community Services – a group home for men with mental health disabilities – was recently awarded nearly $5.2 million in damages in a fair housing case in Connecticut. Gilead is a non-profit for people with mental health disabilities and opened a six-person...
Harvard Implicit Bias Test Recommended for Reducing Bias in Schools
Harvard University’s widely used implicit bias study – also known as Project Implicit – measures a person’s unconscious stereotypes and attitudes toward different identity groups. Implicit bias has harmful effects on our thoughts, behaviors, and actions. Since...