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Dec 15, 2020
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  • Voting Rights

Loud Light & Hammet v. Schwab (2020)

In December 2020, the ACLU of Kansas brought a suit on behalf of nonprofit Loud Light and its founder and Executive Director Davis Hammett against Secretary of Scott Schwab for violating his office's obligation to follow the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA).
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Aug 31, 2020
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  • The First Amendment

AMICUS BRIEF: Animal Legal Defense Fund et al v. Kelly and Schmidt

On August 31, 2020, the ACLU of Kansas and the ACLU of Utah filed an amicus brief in Animal Legal Defense Fund, Center for Food Safety, Shy 38 Inc., and Hope Sanctuary v. Laura Kelly and Derek Schmidt challenging Kansas’ “Ag-Gag” law in the 10th Circuit after the State appealed.
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Jun 24, 2020
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  • Voting Rights

LOUD LIGHT & HAMMET V. SCHWAB

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Apr 10, 2020
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Hadley et al. v. Zmuda et al

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Apr 01, 2020
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Amicus Brief: Kansas v. Beasley

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Mar 19, 2020
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Perks v. Highland Community College

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Sep 11, 2019
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Crews v. Sawyer

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Aug 01, 2019
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  • The First Amendment

Hoedel and Yeargin v. Kirk

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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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Dec 15, 2020
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Dec 15, 2020
  • Voting Rights

Loud Light & Hammet v. Schwab (2020)

In December 2020, the ACLU of Kansas brought a suit on behalf of nonprofit Loud Light and its founder and Executive Director Davis Hammett against Secretary of Scott Schwab for violating his office's obligation to follow the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA).
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Aug 31, 2020
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Aug 31, 2020
  • The First Amendment

AMICUS BRIEF: Animal Legal Defense Fund et al v. Kelly and Schmidt

On August 31, 2020, the ACLU of Kansas and the ACLU of Utah filed an amicus brief in Animal Legal Defense Fund, Center for Food Safety, Shy 38 Inc., and Hope Sanctuary v. Laura Kelly and Derek Schmidt challenging Kansas’ “Ag-Gag” law in the 10th Circuit after the State appealed.
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Jun 24, 2020
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Jun 24, 2020
  • Voting Rights

LOUD LIGHT & HAMMET V. SCHWAB

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Apr 10, 2020
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Apr 10, 2020
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Hadley et al. v. Zmuda et al

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Apr 01, 2020
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Apr 01, 2020

Amicus Brief: Kansas v. Beasley

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Mar 19, 2020
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Mar 19, 2020

Perks v. Highland Community College

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Sep 11, 2019
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Sep 11, 2019

Crews v. Sawyer

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Aug 01, 2019
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Aug 01, 2019
  • The First Amendment

Hoedel and Yeargin v. Kirk

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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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