by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Mar 13, 2023 | Civil Rights
On February 27th, 2023, Kennedy Hunt P.C., along with co-counsel Nonprofit Legal Services of Utah, filed a complaint against the City of St. Louis, Missouri for violating our client’s 5th, 8th, and 14th Amendment rights, as well as the right to due process, guaranteed... 
by Monti | Feb 3, 2023 | Civil Rights
Kennedy Hunt P.C. is thrilled to announce an $800,000 settlement in a housing discrimination lawsuit against the Village of Hinsdale, Illinois. After years of litigation, the Village of Hinsdale has now agreed to enter into a consent decree to settle a lawsuit... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jan 13, 2023 | Civil Rights
Over in Los Angeles, the Department of Justice has secured a $31.25 million settlement with City National Bank over allegations the bank redlined – or refused to underwrite mortgages – in predominately Black and Latinx neighborhoods. This is the largest... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Nov 8, 2022 | Civil Rights
The science of doing the most good, for the most amount of people is the reason our founder – Thomas E. Kennedy III – pursued a career in law more than 50 years ago. Now, commonly known as effective altruism, it’s the idea of valuing all lives equally and seeking out... 
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...