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Jul 11, 2023

Trans Kansans launch court fight against Kobach effort to reverse gender changes on IDs

Five transgender Kansans who want to get or keep a driver’s license matching their gender identity are going to court to fight Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s effort to block state officials from...

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Jul 5, 2023

Legal battle brewing: Kansas AG and ACLU of Kansas discuss SB 180

A legal battle is brewing over a new law that took effect July 1. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s legal opinion over SB 180 is getting snubbed by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. 27 News Capitol Bureau...

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Jul 5, 2023

Kansas Moves to Block Trans People From Correcting Their State IDs | Them

The ACLU of Kansas also condemned the action. “No matter how much Attorney General Kobach and extremists in our state legislature may wish to, they cannot erase the fundamental protections the Constitution...

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach answers questions during a news conference about a new state law that defines male and female in state law so that transgender people can't change their driver's licenses and birth certificates to reflect their gender i

Jul 5, 2023

AG Kris Kobach discusses his 'Women's Bill of Rights'

"It’s troubling to see Mr. Kobach cynically seize an opportunity for political gain that will no doubt ultimately be another round of continuing legal education for him,” Kansas ACLU executive director...

Jun 26, 2023

AG Kris Kobach discusses plan to block birth certificate and driver's license changes by transgender Kansans

"He's saying that because the state legislature happened to pass another bill, which is extreme and vague and constitutionally suspect in its own way that, therefore, you shouldn't have to follow the court'...

Jun 26, 2023

'Sheer indecency': ACLU blasts KS AG move to block gender marker changes

“No matter how much Attorney General Kobach and extremists in our state legislature may wish to, they cannot erase the fundamental protections the Constitution guarantees to every single LGBTQ+ Kansan,”...