Court Cases

On June 19, 2018, the ACLU of Kansas filed a class-action lawsuit against Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach on behalf of three individual plaintiffs, who had their constitutional rights to privacy violated by Sec. Kobach's office through the Crosscheck program.

On May 31, 2018, the ACLU of Kansas sued the Shawnee Mission School District for censoring student protests and violating students' free speech rights.

On March 18, 2018, the ACLU of Kansas filed a complaint against the Spirit Boeing Employees' Association (SBEA) for racial profiling and religious discrimination against Munir Zanial, a dues-paying member of the organization.

The ACLU of Kansas filed a class-action lawsuit against the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Division of Health Care Finance, challenging the policy of restricting treatment for Hepatitis C for Medicaid patients.

On October 11, 2017, the ACLU and the ACLU of Kansas filed a lawsuit against the state of Kansas over a state law that requires that any person or company that contracts with the state submit a written certification that they are “not currently engaged in a boycott of Israel.”

The ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging Kansas’ dual voter registration system, charging it violates the Kansas Constitution and state law. The dual system prevents qualified Kansas voters from voting in state and local elections due solely to their method of registration.

The ACLU of Kansas successfully challenged Kansas' "proof of citizenship" law, where citizens are forced to produce a birth certificate or passport or other onerous document, as a violation of federal law.