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Jun 18, 2025

Kansas will not allow transgender residents to change driver's licenses despite court ruling, KDOR says

The Kansas ACLU represented five transgender Kansans in the case. In a statement, the organization said, "The Kansas Court of Appeals' decision is clear in upholding the rights of transgender Kansans...

Jun 17, 2025

Kansans can't yet change gender markers on driver's licenses, despite recent court ruling

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas said in a statement that the appeals court's decision is clear in upholding transgender Kansans' rights, but that decision isn't in effect until a...

Jun 13, 2025

Kansas attorney general blocked from denying gender changes on driver’s licenses

The ACLU of Kansas, the ACLU and Stinson LLP intervened in the case on behalf of five transgender Kansans who claim to have been harmed by Kobach’s effort to ban and reverse changes to the gender markers on...

Jun 13, 2025

Kansas appeals court ruling restores ability to change gender markers on driver’s licenses

A three-judge appeals court panel on Friday cleared the way for Kansans to resume changing their gender markers on driver’s licenses, rejecting arguments made by Attorney General Kris Kobach and overturning a...

Jun 13, 2025

Court allows transgender Kansans to change gender markers on driver's licenses

"This decision recognizes that the Attorney General had not shown any harm at all in allowing transgender Kansans the same personal autonomy, privacy, and dignity that all Kansans deserve," said D.C...

Jun 13, 2025

Trans Kansans win court ruling to change the gender on their IDs

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas called the ruling a victory for transgender Kansans. The legal organization had intervened in the case on behalf of five transgender Kansans, arguing Kobach’s...