The ACLU of Kansas has worked alongside Kansans to protect our civil rights and civil liberties in every corner of the state.
June 6, 2024
Any kind of injustice bothers Faith Martin.
Whether it is a mom yelling at a brother for what a sister did, or someone being harassed by police, or people losing their reproductive rights, she can’t seem to sit still. She says that she has to get involved.
June 3, 2024
In recent years, people have been talking a lot about cash bail and how it affects folks who don't have a lot of money or who are from communities that face discrimination, and the cash bail system that we see across the U.S. has come under scrutiny.
May 21, 2024
In 1913, California passed the Alien Land Law, which eroded the ability for immigrants from China, India, Japan, and Korea from owning land. If that sounds familiar, it’s because Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach championed a similar bill just a few months ago.
May 17, 2024
The 2024 legislative session is over, and it continued the turbulent trends of past years. Once again civil liberties were targeted, while we strove to advance our rights by supporting positive legislation.
Here’s how things shook out:
May 9, 2024
Hercules Finley said his ministry took him to every prison in Kansas. Those experiences convinced him that his work needed to begin earlier and upstream.
April 25, 2024