Cases
Our attorneys are knowledgeable and experienced in various of areas of the law. To read more about the types of cases we bring, please see more below.
Employment Law
Employees are given rights under federal and state laws. Our office protects those rights, including fighting workplace harassment, discrimination and retaliation, as well as retrieving unpaid compensation and overtime wages.
Education Law
Education law cases brought by our office ensure children receive the education they are entitled to under state and federal laws. Our attorneys are highly experienced in special education law as well as other cases that arise in the school setting.
Civil Rights Law
From city ordinances that violate the Fair Housing Act, to sexual harassment by state employees, our office fights back to protect our clients’ civil rights.
Scottsdale Recovery Center Wins Zoning Appeal in Arizona
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...
Press Release: Iowa Legal Aid & Kennedy Hunt P.C. win important Fair Housing Act case against Impact Communities
On Oct. 5, 2021, Kennedy Hunt, P.C. and our co-counsel Iowa Legal Aid received a favorable decision in Klossner v. Impact Communities, a significant housing discrimination case we filed in in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa in 2020. This...
Press Release for Petition Against Francis Howell School District
On Sept. 7, 2021, Kennedy Hunt, P.C. filed suit in the Circuit Court of St. Charles County against the Francis Howell School District for violations of the Missouri Human Rights Act. The lawsuit alleges our client, a former employee of the school district, was victim...
Madison – St. Clair Record: Former Glen Carbon police officer alleges retaliation for workers’ compensation claim over COVID-19 cleaning chemicals
Our client, a former Glen Carbon police officer, recently filed a complaint against the Glen Carbon Police Department. The lawsuit alleges our client was repeatedly exposed to harmful COVID-19 cleaning chemicals while on the job. The complaint details how the Glen...
ACLU: In Historic Victory, Federal Judge Orders Changes to Provision of Health Care and Housing from Transgender People in Custody of IDOC
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...
Letter: Direct-support professionals need a living wage
Kennedy Hunt P.C. battled with the state of Missouri for a decade so our client could receive the blindness and orientation and mobility services she deserves. Recently, we won the case. Not only has the state wrongfully denied disabled people the services they need,...
MSNBC Reports on LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
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...
Juneteenth Is Now a National Holiday
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 the...
The Racist History of St. Louis’ Veiled Prophet
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...
What Accepting PPP Loans Means for Independent Schools
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, independent schools have received relief funds from the federal government — including the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) — under the CARES Act and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021. Acceptance...