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    It's election time
    • Apr 3
    • 4 min

    It's election time

    Kentucky Equal Justice Center seeks legal services Staff Representatives to our Board to help oversee our operation and development as a...
    • Mar 22
    • 3 min

    KEJC Statement on HB 7

    Kentucky Equal Justice Center is a non-federally funded partner with civil legal aid programs across the state that help people when...
    HB 7 slashes the safety net just when we saw we needed it
    • Mar 7
    • 4 min

    HB 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...
    HB 4: more bureaucracy, less help when working families need it
    • Feb 9
    • 2 min

    HB 4: more bureaucracy, less help when working families need it

    People lost jobs. Businesses closed up shop. It happened with unprecedented speed. The pandemic showed that we need a strong, modern,...
    • Jan 14
    • 1 min

    In memory and recognition of Chris Frost

    KEJC lost a devoted friend, mentor, and advocate Thursday with the passing of board member Chris Frost. As long running board chair,...
    Redistricting shapefiles for Kentucky districts available
    • Jan 5
    • 1 min

    Redistricting shapefiles for Kentucky districts available

    Leaders with supermajorities in both Kentucky's House and Senate have not released the shapefiles necessary for election law experts and...
    Picking up the pieces following tornadoes in western Kentucky
    • Dec 21, 2021
    • 3 min

    Picking up the pieces following tornadoes in western Kentucky

    Kentuckians have been shaken following the December tornado disaster, and need help moving forward on solid ground. It’s a vulnerable...
    Together, We'll Stop Evictions! Will you join me?
    • Dec 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    Together, 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...
    Let's Lift Up the Voices of Kentucky Workers!
    • Dec 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    Let'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...
    Become a Partner! Together, We'll End Hunger in Kentucky
    • Dec 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Become a Partner! Together, We'll End Hunger in Kentucky

    Tyler Offerman I’m Tyler Offerman. I'm the Food Justice Fellow with Kentucky Equal Justice Center. I believe that every Kentuckian,...
    Let's Improve Health Outcomes in the Commonwealth!
    • Dec 1, 2021
    • 1 min

    Let'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...
    Will You Help Me Fight for Immigrant Victims of Crime?
    • Nov 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    Will 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...
    KEJC Supports Mask Requirements in Kentucky Schools
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 5 min

    KEJC Supports Mask Requirements in Kentucky Schools

    Kentucky legislators are meeting today in the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee to consider the actions recently taken by the...
    KEJC and Fair Elections Center Challenge Beshear's Unfair Voting Rights Policy
    • Jun 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    KEJC and Fair Elections Center Challenge Beshear's Unfair Voting Rights Policy

    KEJC and Fair Elections Center Challenge Beshear's Unfair Voting Rights Policy
    Defend Homerenters from Abuse (and Help Test KEJC's Comment Collector!)
    • May 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    Defend 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...
    KEJC Applauds Biden Administration’s Decision to Drop Trump-Era Public Charge Regulations
    • Mar 11, 2021
    • 3 min

    KEJC Applauds Biden Administration’s Decision to Drop Trump-Era Public Charge Regulations

    Supreme Court of the United States (Anthony Quintano) The Biden administration filed an agreement before the Supreme Court on Tuesday to...
    Kentucky Courts Can and Must Help Kentuckians Facing Eviction, Not Just Landlords
    • Mar 5, 2021
    • 9 min

    Kentucky Courts Can and Must Help Kentuckians Facing Eviction, Not Just Landlords

    KEJC's Senior Counsel explains how courts changed in the foreclosure crisis and how they must change again in the eviction crisis.
    Tell your legislator to vote NO on SB 264
    • Feb 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Tell your legislator to vote NO on SB 264

    Kentucky lawmakers introduced SB 264 to forbid an eviction moratorium during an emergency. That means that during a pandemic — when 1 in...
    "If the Court is meeting in an undisclosed location, you must find a constitutional violation."
    • Feb 10, 2021
    • 9 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.
    Looking Back to the Beginning of the Pandemic
    • Feb 7, 2021
    • 3 min

    Looking Back to the Beginning of the Pandemic

    The ThriveKY Coalition works hard to make #HealthyAtHome a reality for all Kentuckians—before, during, and after a pandemic.
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