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Madison – St. Clair Record: Former Glen Carbon police officer alleges retaliation for workers’ compensation claim over COVID-19 cleaning chemicals
Our client, a former Glen Carbon police officer, recently filed a complaint against the Glen Carbon Police Department. The lawsuit alleges our client was repeatedly exposed to harmful COVID-19 cleaning chemicals while on the job. The complaint details how the Glen...
ACLU: In Historic Victory, Federal Judge Orders Changes to Provision of Health Care and Housing from Transgender People in Custody of IDOC
A federal judge ordered Illinois prisons to improve its health care and housing for transgender class members. This is a historic win for transgender class members who have long been denied adequate care. Kennedy Hunt P.C. served as local counsel on the case. The...
Letter: Direct-support professionals need a living wage
Kennedy Hunt P.C. battled with the state of Missouri for a decade so our client could receive the blindness and orientation and mobility services she deserves. Recently, we won the case. Not only has the state wrongfully denied disabled people the services they need,...
MSNBC Reports on LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
Across the globe, LGBTQ people face agonizing discrimination, violence, and hatred. LGBTQ people are criminalized in 71 countries. In 11, the death penalty can be imposed on someone because of their LGBTQ identity. In May, 21 activists were jailed in Ghana for...
Juneteenth Is Now a National Holiday
The country has a new federal holiday -- Juneteenth. On Thursday, June 17th, President Biden signed a law making Juneteenth a national holiday. Earlier in the week, Congress overwhelmingly passed the legislation. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the...
The Racist History of St. Louis’ Veiled Prophet
St. Louis is home to a long history of racial inequality, permeating the city in 1878 and now. One iteration of this is a debutante: Veiled Prophet Ball. A staple among St. Louis’ white and wealthy, Veiled Prophet was founded in 1878 by two brothers who were...