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Jul 10, 2019
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

State of Kansas v. Rupert

On July 10, 2019, the ACLU of Kansas filed a motion on behalf of Bo Dana Rupert to correct an illegal 2017 sentence banishing him from returning to the state of Kansas, as "banishment" amounts to a form of illegal punishment.
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Jun 11, 2019
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Amicus Brief: Kahler v. Kansas

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Mar 13, 2019
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Appeal of Kansas v. Hayes

On March 12, 2019, the ACLU of Kansas filed a criminal appeal challenging the constitutionality of Sedgwick County's standard probation conditions for gang members as both overbroad and vague in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
Court Case
Jun 08, 2018
Why is Larry Markle so afraid of merely providing information?
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Kansas Crossroads Foundation and Wilson v. Markle

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Jul 10, 2019
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Jul 10, 2019
  • Criminal Legal Reform

State of Kansas v. Rupert

On July 10, 2019, the ACLU of Kansas filed a motion on behalf of Bo Dana Rupert to correct an illegal 2017 sentence banishing him from returning to the state of Kansas, as "banishment" amounts to a form of illegal punishment.
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Jun 11, 2019
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Jun 11, 2019
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Amicus Brief: Kahler v. Kansas

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Mar 13, 2019
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Mar 13, 2019
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Appeal of Kansas v. Hayes

On March 12, 2019, the ACLU of Kansas filed a criminal appeal challenging the constitutionality of Sedgwick County's standard probation conditions for gang members as both overbroad and vague in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
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Court Case
Jun 08, 2018
Why is Larry Markle so afraid of merely providing information?
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Jun 08, 2018
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Kansas Crossroads Foundation and Wilson v. Markle

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