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Jul 24, 2023

Kansas Troopers ‘Waged War on Motorists,’ Federal Judge Finds - The New York Times

Criminal Legal Reform

When a mundane traffic stop was nearing its end, a state trooper would turn to leave. But after a couple of paces toward the squad car, the trooper would whirl around and go back to the window of the pulled...

When a mundane traffic stop was nearing its end, a state trooper would turn to leave. But after a couple of paces toward the squad car, the trooper would whirl around and go back to the window of the pulled...

Officers used a procedure known as a “two-step,” the court found, in which troopers would return to stopped motorists and try to engage them in voluntary conversation.Credit...George Etheredge for The New York Times
Officers used a procedure known as a “two-step,” the court found, in which troopers would return to stopped motorists and try to engage them in voluntary conversation.Credit...George Etheredge for The New York Times
Jul 24, 2023

Kansas police tactic allegedly targeting Colorado drivers ruled unconstitutional | Colorado Public Radio

Criminal Legal Reform

“This is a huge win — for our clients and for anyone else who travels on Kansas highways. We are gratified that the Court saw the ongoing harms of KHP’s unconstitutional practices and stepped in to stop the...

“This is a huge win — for our clients and for anyone else who travels on Kansas highways. We are gratified that the Court saw the ongoing harms of KHP’s unconstitutional practices and stepped in to stop the...

Vehicles travel in advance of Thanksgiving along I-70 near Lawrence, Kan., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Orlin Wagner/AP Photo
Vehicles travel in advance of Thanksgiving along I-70 near Lawrence, Kan., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Orlin Wagner/AP Photo
Jul 24, 2023

State troopers searched a Black driver for drugs. He sued and won. - The Washington Post

Racial Justice

Kansas trooper Brandon McMillan pulled Bosire over for driving seven miles per hour over the speed limit, according to court documents. What happened next is an example of a policing practice known as the...

Kansas trooper Brandon McMillan pulled Bosire over for driving seven miles per hour over the speed limit, according to court documents. What happened next is an example of a policing practice known as the...

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Jul 24, 2023

‘The KHP waged war’: Federal judge orders end of Kansas trooper 'two-step' maneuver - Kansas Reflector

Criminal Legal Reform

The Kansas Highway Patrol has been ordered to stop its infamous “two-step” technique by a federal judge, in what the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas calls a “huge win” for all motorists using state...

The Kansas Highway Patrol has been ordered to stop its infamous “two-step” technique by a federal judge, in what the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas calls a “huge win” for all motorists using state...

The Kansas Highway Patrol has been ordered to end the two-step practice. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)
The Kansas Highway Patrol has been ordered to end the two-step practice. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)
Jul 21, 2023

Transgender Kansans to remain unable to change their driver's license

LGBTQ+ Rights

"I think it's important to remember that these lawsuits impact people," said Sharon Brett, the ACLU's legal director. "They have impact on people's health and safety and livelihood and dignity and privacy....

"I think it's important to remember that these lawsuits impact people," said Sharon Brett, the ACLU's legal director. "They have impact on people's health and safety and livelihood and dignity and privacy....

Transgender Kansans will remain unable to change the gender marker on their driver's license for at least the next few months. Andrew Bahl/The Topeka Capital-Journal
Transgender Kansans will remain unable to change the gender marker on their driver's license for at least the next few months. Andrew Bahl/The Topeka Capital-Journal
Jul 21, 2023

Kansas' attorney general wants to keep trans people from intervening in his lawsuit over state IDs - ABC News

LGBTQ+ Rights

“When we’re trying to make this about something very simple like statutory interpretation, what we’re doing is ignoring the reality that transgender Kansans are going to face every single day in this state...

“When we’re trying to make this about something very simple like statutory interpretation, what we’re doing is ignoring the reality that transgender Kansans are going to face every single day in this state...

This image from the Kansas Department of Revenue shows a sample driver's license issued by the state's Division of Vehicles, first produced in June 2021. A new Kansas law will prevent transgender people from changing the l...Show more The Associated Press
This image from the Kansas Department of Revenue shows a sample driver's license issued by the state's Division of Vehicles, first produced in June 2021. A new Kansas law will prevent transgender people from changing the l...Show more The Associated Press