Apr 34 minIt's election timeKentucky Equal Justice Center seeks legal services Staff Representatives to our Board to help oversee our operation and development as a...
Mar 223 minKEJC Statement on HB 7Kentucky Equal Justice Center is a non-federally funded partner with civil legal aid programs across the state that help people when...
Mar 74 minHB 7 slashes the safety net just when we saw we needed it The pandemic hit hard and fast. It hit some people and communities harder than others. It made heroes of front line workers, especially...
Feb 92 minHB 4: more bureaucracy, less help when working families need itPeople lost jobs. Businesses closed up shop. It happened with unprecedented speed. The pandemic showed that we need a strong, modern,...
Jan 141 minIn memory and recognition of Chris FrostKEJC lost a devoted friend, mentor, and advocate Thursday with the passing of board member Chris Frost. As long running board chair,...
Jan 51 minRedistricting shapefiles for Kentucky districts availableLeaders with supermajorities in both Kentucky's House and Senate have not released the shapefiles necessary for election law experts and...
Dec 21, 20213 minPicking up the pieces following tornadoes in western KentuckyKentuckians have been shaken following the December tornado disaster, and need help moving forward on solid ground. It’s a vulnerable...
Dec 6, 20212 minTogether, We'll Stop Evictions! Will you join me?Emma Anderson I’m Emma Anderson. I joined the KEJC team about six weeks ago to do housing outreach in Lexington. I work closely with...
Dec 3, 20212 minLet's Lift Up the Voices of Kentucky Workers!McKenzie Cantrell My name is McKenzie Cantrell. I have been Kentucky Equal Justice Center’s Employment Law Attorney for eight years! At...
Dec 2, 20212 minBecome a Partner! Together, We'll End Hunger in KentuckyTyler Offerman I’m Tyler Offerman. I'm the Food Justice Fellow with Kentucky Equal Justice Center. I believe that every Kentuckian,...
Dec 1, 20211 minLet's Improve Health Outcomes in the Commonwealth!Miranda Brown I'm KEJC’s Outreach Coordinator. I make sure Kentuckians know about resources in our community. I love my work because I...
Nov 30, 20212 minWill You Help Me Fight for Immigrant Victims of Crime? Allison Hight At Maxwell Street Legal Clinic, a program of Kentucky Equal Justice Center, I work with immigrant crime victims to help...
Aug 17, 20215 minKEJC Supports Mask Requirements in Kentucky SchoolsKentucky legislators are meeting today in the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee to consider the actions recently taken by the...
Jun 3, 20212 minKEJC and Fair Elections Center Challenge Beshear's Unfair Voting Rights PolicyKEJC and Fair Elections Center Challenge Beshear's Unfair Voting Rights Policy
May 4, 20212 minDefend Homerenters from Abuse (and Help Test KEJC's Comment Collector!)The Kentucky Equal Justice Center has worked with a very generous Code for Kentuckiana member to build an app that allows us to collect...
Mar 11, 20213 minKEJC Applauds Biden Administration’s Decision to Drop Trump-Era Public Charge RegulationsSupreme Court of the United States (Anthony Quintano) The Biden administration filed an agreement before the Supreme Court on Tuesday to...
Mar 5, 20219 minKentucky Courts Can and Must Help Kentuckians Facing Eviction, Not Just LandlordsKEJC's Senior Counsel explains how courts changed in the foreclosure crisis and how they must change again in the eviction crisis.
Feb 23, 20211 minTell your legislator to vote NO on SB 264Kentucky lawmakers introduced SB 264 to forbid an eviction moratorium during an emergency. That means that during a pandemic — when 1 in...
Feb 10, 20219 min"If the Court is meeting in an undisclosed location, you must find a constitutional violation."KEJC believes the Jefferson District Court is violating the due process rights of people facing eviction. We're suing. Here's an update.
Feb 7, 20213 minLooking Back to the Beginning of the PandemicThe ThriveKY Coalition works hard to make #HealthyAtHome a reality for all Kentuckians—before, during, and after a pandemic.