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ACLU amends lawsuit to add four current, former KCC members

The American Civil Liberties Union expanded Tuesday a First Amendment lawsuit filed in federal court against a former Kansas Corporation Commission attorney to include the three current members and one former member of the state commission regulating the state’s energy and utility industries.

March 11, 2020

Congressional report faults election official in Dodge City polling change

Lauren Bonds, legal director for ACLU of Kansas, said the findings confirm the organization’s motivation for filing a lawsuit on Oct. 26, 2018, days before the Nov. 6 election. The new polling location, Bonds said, was “incredibly inconvenient.”

February 26, 2020

Kansas lawmaker proposes ban on transgender kids in girls sports

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and the Kansas chapter of GLSEN also denounced the drafted legislation.

February 6, 2020

ACLU files lawsuit against KHP, says they target out-of-state drivers

“Refusing consent to search is not a basis for a drug dog search,” she said. “It’s not a reason a cop can call for a drug dog.”

February 6, 2020

‘They really struggle’: As inmates grow old, Kansas prisons plan for geriatric care

The ACLU of Kansas praised the state for taking steps to support the incarcerated who are elderly and infirm. But the organization emphasized that Kansas already has procedures in place, called “compassionate clemency,” to release inmates who would be housed in the proposed beds.

February 2, 2020

Lawsuit: Kansas Highway Patrol targets out-of-state drivers

“This practice is unconstitutional on many levels.”

January 30, 2020