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Aug 1, 2019

ACLU files lawsuit after two environmentals accused of working as lawyers

“There was no legitimate basis for believing Hoedel or Yeargain were engaged in the unauthorized practice of law,” said Lauren Bonds, legal director for ACLU of Kansas. “As an attorney, he really should’ve...

“There was no legitimate basis for believing Hoedel or Yeargain were engaged in the unauthorized practice of law,” said Lauren Bonds, legal director for ACLU of Kansas. “As an attorney, he really should’ve...

Jul 25, 2019

Shawnee Mission updates proposed student publications policy in response to patrons’ 1st Amendment concerns

Following a wave of feedback to an original draft that raised censorship concerns, the Shawnee Mission Board of Education on Monday advanced updated policy language on student publications that integrated...

Following a wave of feedback to an original draft that raised censorship concerns, the Shawnee Mission Board of Education on Monday advanced updated policy language on student publications that integrated...

Jul 17, 2019

'Bizarre and illegal sentence’: ACLU seeks to end man’s court-ordered exile from Kansas

The organization filed a motion last week denouncing the “bizarre and illegal sentence” and calling for a state court judge to correct it.

The organization filed a motion last week denouncing the “bizarre and illegal sentence” and calling for a state court judge to correct it.

Jul 9, 2019

Student journalists detail concerns with draft publications policy, superintendent says district won’t ‘muffle voices’

A group of student journalists packed the front rows of the Shawnee Mission Board of Education meeting Monday as editors of student newspapers in the district expressed their concerns with draft policy...

A group of student journalists packed the front rows of the Shawnee Mission Board of Education meeting Monday as editors of student newspapers in the district expressed their concerns with draft policy...

Jul 9, 2019

Overland Park-based ACLU of Kansas names former diplomat to lead statewide organization

The ACLU of Kansas announced this week that it had named Nadine Farid Johnson, who spent six years as a diplomat in the U.S. Department of State before moving to a role with Google in Los Angeles, as its...

The ACLU of Kansas announced this week that it had named Nadine Farid Johnson, who spent six years as a diplomat in the U.S. Department of State before moving to a role with Google in Los Angeles, as its...

Jul 5, 2019

Many Kansas inmates will wait for Hep C treatment despite recent legal settlement

“This is a fairly clear Eighth Amendment violation,” said Lauren Bonds, legal director for the ACLU of Kansas, which brought the Medicaid lawsuit. “Delayed treatment is unconstitutional.”

“This is a fairly clear Eighth Amendment violation,” said Lauren Bonds, legal director for the ACLU of Kansas, which brought the Medicaid lawsuit. “Delayed treatment is unconstitutional.”