SB 233 was passed by the Kansas legislature then vetoed by Gov. Kelly—and now the legislature has a chance to override. This bill erodes medical freedom for Kansas families and targets teachers and others for penalization. Help us stop this bill!
Along with our advocacy, legislative, and public education work, litigation remains one of the fundamental tools with which the ACLU of Kansas fights for equality and civil rights throughout the Sunflower State. See below for more information on the cases we've brought to the courts.
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...
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Jun 13, 2019
Clark et al v. Schwab and Metsker
Voting Rights
On Thursday, June 13, 2019, the ACLU of Kansas sued Secretary of State Scott Schwab for overbroad buffer zones around polling locations and Johnson County Election Commissioner Ronnie Metsker for enforcing...
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Jun 11, 2019
Amicus Brief: Kahler v. Kansas
Criminal Legal Reform
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Kansas filed an amicus brief in Kahler v. Kansas, calling on the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn the Kansas Supreme Court's...
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Apr 4, 2019
Cole et al v. Goossen
The First Amendment
On April 4, 2019, the ACLU of Kansas sued officials of the Kansas Statehouse on behalf of three Kansas State University Students detained the week before for unfurling a banner in the Capitol rotunda.
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Mar 13, 2019
Appeal of Kansas v. Hayes
Criminal Legal Reform
On March 12, 2019, the ACLU of Kansas filed a criminal appeal challenging the constitutionality of Sedgwick County's standard probation conditions for gang members as both overbroad and vague in violation...
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Oct 26, 2018
KS LULAC and Rangel-Lopez v. Cox
Voting Rights
*UPDATE*: On January 25, 2019, the ACLU of Kansas filed a ...