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Oct 12, 2023

Wichita gang list members win class-action status in lawsuit | The Wichita Eagle

A federal court in Wichita has granted class-action status to 5,245 people on the Wichita Police Department’s gang list in a suit filed by the ACLU and the Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice in...

Federal Judge Eric Melgren awarded class-action status to members of the Wichita Police Department’s gang list in a lawsuit against the city of Wichita that claims the inclusion criteria are unconstitutionally vague and offer no due process rights. Read

Oct 9, 2023

Curbing the ‘Kansas Two-step’: How Data Analysis Sheds Light on Police Bias - Knowledge at Wharton

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas is crediting research from experts at Wharton and Princeton with helping to win its federal court case against the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) over...

Oct 6, 2023

ACLU: Wyandotte County must create Spanish election ballots | The Kansas City Star

The ACLU of Kansas and nine other organizations have been calling on Wyandotte County Election Commissioner Michael Abbott to provide ballots in languages other than English to accommodate the county’s...

A voter drops off their ballot at a drop box in Wyandotte County during the 2020 election. TAMMY LJUNGBLAD tljungblad@kcstar.com Read more at: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article279738504.html#storylink=cpy

Oct 2, 2023

Wharton Research Helps ACLU Win Fourth Amendment Case - Analytics at Wharton

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas is crediting research from experts at Wharton and Princeton with helping to win its federal court case against the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) over...

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Sep 27, 2023

Organizations worried as Wyandotte Co. Election Commissioner refuses meeting

The ACLU of Kansas says that 10 agencies and organizations in Wyandotte Co. are surprised and disappointed after Election Commissioner Michael Abbott denied a meeting to discuss the need for better language...

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Sep 25, 2023

Ten Kansas advocacy groups rebuffed by Wyandotte County election commissioner

“We were certainly surprised by this denial,” said Leslie Butsch, field organizing director of ACLU of Kansas. “It’s not often that this many organizations and community groups come together on an issue and...

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