by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Mar 26, 2025 | Civil Rights, Education Law
The Trump administration’s upheaval of the Department of Education will have wide-reaching impacts on students and schools across the country, including on hundreds of possible civil rights violations at schools in the Midwest. The White House recently closed seven... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Mar 26, 2025 | Civil Rights, Disability Law
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a groundbreaking law in the United States that provides comprehensive civil rights protection to people with disabilities. The ADA has sweeping, ground-breaking impacts, including: making it illegal to discriminate against... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Mar 26, 2025 | Civil Rights, Employment Law
A WNBA star recently sued her former team and the league itself, alleging discrimination over her pregnancy. According to the federal lawsuit, the Las Vegas Aces failed to honor parts of her contract and then traded her after she revealed she was pregnant. The... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Mar 4, 2025 | Civil Rights
Managing partner Sarah Jane Hunt was quoted in a recent article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about a legislative effort to amend the Missouri Human Rights Act. The proposed change seeks to explicitly exclude gender identity and sexual orientation explicitly from... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Feb 18, 2025 | Civil Rights, Education Law, Local News
The Missouri Supreme Court will soon decide if a Missouri school district’s denial for a transgender student to use multi-stall bathrooms and locker rooms is a form of sex discrimination. The impending ruling in the $4 million discrimination case will set a precedent... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Feb 18, 2025 | Civil Rights, Disability Law, Education Law
The Trump administration plans to dismantle the Department of Education soon. The DOE oversees protecting students’ civil rights, Title I funds for low-income students, special programs for students with disabilities, student loans, and more. The White House will need...