by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Nov 8, 2022 | Civil Rights, Local News
St. Louis is one of the most segregated American cities, symbolized by the “Delmar Divide” that widely separates white and Black neighborhoods. And Black St. Louisians live at a poverty rate over three times higher than whites. The effects of redlining, racial deed... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Nov 8, 2022 | Civil Rights
The ongoing impacts of segregation are felt in so many ways in America, especially housing. A new article published in the Iowa Law Review examines how the federal government – from the Department of Housing to the Department of Defense – perpetuates housing... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jul 26, 2022 | Civil Rights
A new white paper from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) offers new suggestions for creating better access to justice and the legal system for vulnerable people. The white paper – titled “Justice Through the Lens of the Next Generation” – was authored... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jul 26, 2022 | Civil Rights, Education Law
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... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jan 31, 2022 | Civil Rights
A recent New Yorker article describes a case we are fighting alongside Iowa Legal Aid as “a promising court victory for mobile-home residents”. The New Yorker has followed the story of our client, Suellen Klossner, since March. Ms. Klossner is a 62-year-old woman... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Dec 18, 2021 | Civil Rights, Local News
For at least 15 years, a landlord in New Jersey demanded sexual acts from prospective and actual tenants. According to the Department of Justice, Joseph Centanni demanded sexual acts from prospective tenants in order to obtain housing, demanded actual tenants perform...