by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Dec 9, 2021 | Civil Rights
Our client, Scottsdale Recovery Center, recently won a housing rights hearing in Scottsdale, Arizona. In June, the Zoning Administrator wrongly interpreted that Scottsdale Recovery Center was not permitted to operate Truillies Sober Living home in multifamily zoning... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Aug 18, 2021 | Civil Rights
A federal judge ordered Illinois prisons to improve its health care and housing for transgender class members. This is a historic win for transgender class members who have long been denied adequate care. Kennedy Hunt P.C. served as local counsel on the case. The... by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jun 30, 2021 | Civil Rights
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... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jun 18, 2021 | Civil Rights
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... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jun 15, 2021 | Civil Rights
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... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Mar 6, 2021 | Civil Rights, Employment Law
On March 3, 2020, the Kennedy Hunt, P.C. filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against the City of Belleville, Illinois and two members of the Belleville Police Department under the Illinois Human Rights Act Title VII of...