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Dec 8, 2024

ACLU, Kansas Appleseed host information session on Wichita Gang List

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas (ACLU) and Kansas Appleseed hosted a free legal information session on Saturday about the Wichita Police Department’s gang database.

Dec 5, 2024

After previous failures, KS Republicans again push ban on gender-affirming care for minors

“It’s hard to know what version of bill that we’re going to see get traction because Kansas has seen a range of minor gender-affirming healthcare bills be introduced — some that would be much smaller in their...

Dec 5, 2024

Kansas says prison cells with no air conditioning risk a lawsuit. There's a plan for a new prison

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas has called the lack of air conditioning at the Hutchinson prison “inhumane and unacceptable.” The organization said extreme heat in the summer can harm elderly...

Dec 2, 2024

Rally outside Topeka federal courthouse calls for justice, systemic change at KCKPD

Groups including ACLU, MORE2, Mothers of Incarcerated Sons and Daughters, It’s Time 4 Justice and Revolución Educativa put out a flyer calling for supporters to “stand with women” and “rally for justice.”

Nov 22, 2024

Roadside state trooper ‘two-step’ maneuver debated in 10th Circuit

Kansas appealed a federal judge's ruling that state highway patrollers unlawfully detained out-of-state motorists.

Nov 20, 2024

Kansas was sued over delayed psych exams for defendants. Now state hospitals will expand

“This is a huge step in the ongoing work to ensure our state’s detention practices do not criminalize mental health issues,” said Monica Bennett, legal director at the ACLU of Kansas, another plaintiff.