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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...
What Accepting PPP Loans Means for Independent Schools
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, independent schools have received relief funds from the federal government — including the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) — under the CARES Act and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021. Acceptance...
Recent Order in Our Lawsuit Against the Missouri Department of Mental Health
On Feb. 9, 2021, the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District handed down a ruling granting Kennedy Hunt P.C. its attorney’s fees for a case the firm has been fighting since 2012. Our client is a 33-year-old woman with several medical, behavioral, mental, and...