Lawrence advocacy event provides knowledge, resources to resist anti-transgender legislation

Led by D.C. Hiegert, a legal fellow at ACLU Kansas, and Donnavan Dillon, senior organizer with Loud Light, the evening’s discussion addressed developments in changing gender markers and gender-affirming health care for minors, as well as resources for the local community.

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State seeks dismissal of lawsuit challenging youth ban on transgender medical treatment

The state is asking a Douglas County judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a new state law banning surgery and the use of puberty blockers for treating transgender children in Kansas.

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Team of lawyers helps family push for answers after fatal Lenexa police shooting

Earlier this week, the ACLU of Kansas called on the Lenexa Police Department to release the body camera footage from that morning. In a Facebook post, the ACLU said it stood with the community wanting justice for the young man.

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High-profile civil rights attorneys now representing family of man killed by Lenexa police

On Wednesday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas urged the Lenexa Police Department to release footage of Chacon’s killing.

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ACLU calls on Lenexa police to release footage in fatal shooting of Grandview man

More than two weeks after a Grandview man was shot and killed by Lenexa police, the ACLU of Kansas is calling for transparency and accountability.

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Kansas Supreme Court rules unlawful stop nullifies drug conviction

“We’ve known for a long time that the KHP is not the only law enforcement agency in Kansas that conducts pretextual traffic stops on interstate highways in the name of ‘drug interdiction,” Ching said in a statement to 12 News.

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Kansas county’s money bail system leaves people sitting in jail, report finds

A key finding from a recently released report from the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas revealed that the county’s bail system “penalizes poverty, perpetuates racial disparities, and undermines the presumption of innocence.”

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‘We are not fine’ — Johnson Countians gather for 2 pro-immigrant rallies in Olathe

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas organized and hosted the event across the street from the Johnson County Courthouse. Micah Kubic, executive director of the ACLU of Kansas, said it was important the event happen in the week leading up to Independence Day.

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ICE rushed no-bid contract to pay CoreCivic $4.2M per month to hold immigrants at Kansas prison

Micah Kubic, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, said the deal between ICE and CoreCivic “reflects a broader pattern of collusion between private corporations and their enablers in this presidential administration.”

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