by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jul 24, 2025 | Civil Rights, Employment Law
On July 10, 2025, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), alleging discrimination against our client based on his race and retaliation for our client’s complaints of discrimination. Our client is an African American... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jul 14, 2025 | Civil Rights, Local News
Recently, the MacArthur Justice Center filed a federal amicus brief in the Western District of Missouri supporting a human rights lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Youth Services (DYS). The lawsuit argues that DYS should be considered a place of accommodation... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jul 9, 2025 | Civil Rights, Education Law
The Education Department is rapidly dismissing civil rights complaints as the White House continues to shrink the department’s operations. According to court documents filed in early July, the Office of Civil Rights dismissed over 3,400 of the 4,833 complaints it... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Apr 15, 2025 | Civil Rights
There is a long history of systemic racism in St. Louis, with historic racial deed covenants and redlining making it sometimes still incredibly difficult for people of color to buy homes in parts of St. Louis. The 1968 Fair Housing Act outlawed racially motivated... 
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...