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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...
Dec 6, 20212 min read
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...
Dec 3, 20212 min read
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,...
Dec 2, 20212 min read
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...
Dec 1, 20211 min read
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...
Nov 30, 20212 min read
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...
Aug 17, 20215 min read
KEJC and Fair Elections Center Challenge Beshear's Unfair Voting Rights Policy
KEJC and Fair Elections Center Challenge Beshear's Unfair Voting Rights Policy
Jun 3, 20212 min read
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...
May 4, 20212 min read
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...
Mar 11, 20213 min read
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.
Mar 5, 20219 min read
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...
Feb 23, 20211 min read
"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 10, 20219 min read
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.
Feb 7, 20213 min read
KEJC sues Jefferson District Court for failing to notify renters of their eviction hearing location
Cheri Nicholson was on hold with the Jefferson County District Court when she learned from her landlord that the court had already ruled...
Feb 1, 20214 min read
UPDATED: Eviction Protection App
KEJC has updated our app at HomerenterDeclaration.org to reflect the new expiration date (January 31) of the CDC's protections. Last...
Jan 1, 20212 min read
Is it too late to send a Declaration to my landlord to prevent eviction?
Subject: Need help knowing what I should do Hello my name is [redacted]. I recently lost my job during covid pandemic. I just started a...
Dec 22, 20202 min read
KEJC Director Rich Seckel Wins Gil Friedell Health Policy Award
Dr. Gilbert Friedell, 1994, Herald-Leader The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has named KEJC Director Rich Seckel the recipient of its...
Dec 21, 20204 min read
An open letter to Governor Andy Beshear: Stop evictions now with a statewide ban.
Sign our petition urging Governor Beshear to extend a statewide eviction moratorium here Dear Governor Beshear, I am writing to encourage...
Dec 16, 20206 min read
An open letter to Mayor Greg Fischer: Stop mass evictions now with a citywide ban.
Dear Mayor Fischer and County Attorney O’Connell, Mayor Fischer, I am writing to encourage you to use your emergency powers to protect ...
Dec 16, 20209 min read
An open letter to Mayor Linda Gorton: Stop mass evictions now with a citywide ban.
This letter first ran in the Lexington Herald-Leader on December 4, 2020. Thank you to Lexington Housing Justice Collective for...
Dec 16, 20204 min read
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