Kansas City settles discrimination lawsuit with former civil rights director for $500,000 ^9%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Kowthar Shire - 5/22/2026, 8:00 AM

Red Herring 22.1% - Representativeness Heuristic 15.4% - Confirmation Bias 15%

The Kansas City Council will pay half a million dollars to settle a lawsuit brought by Andrea Dorch, formerly one of the highest-ranking Black women at City Hall as the head of the Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Department. She alleged that the city, and particularly former city manager Brian Platt, forced her out of that office... more