Press Releases | ACLU of Kansas

ACLU comment on SB 233 veto sustained by the legislature

Blocking SB233 is a victory for transgender kids, their families, and advocates across the state. We are thrilled and relieved, and we remain in awe of this session’s incredible showing of strength, resilience, and solidarity in this community of transgender Kansans and allies.

April 29, 2024

Hundreds in Ellis County Sign Petition for Polling Location at FHSU

Local leaders in Hays, Kansas are set to hand-deliver a petition with hundreds of signatures calling on County Clerk Bobbi Dreiling to open a polling location on the Fort Hays State University campus. The group plans to bring the petition to the Ellis County Administrative Center on Tuesday.

April 16, 2024

Gov. Kelly Vetoes Extreme Legislative Attack on Kansas Doctors, Teachers, Social Workers, and Trans Children

A number of organizations, including the ACLU of Kansas, Equality Kansas, Kansas Interfaith Action, Loud Light, Mainstream, Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes, and Trust Women Foundation are warning legislators that the bill’s extreme reach could have unintended consequences.

April 12, 2024

Settlement to Remedy Wichita Gang List’s Unchecked Power and Establish Oversight

The City of Wichita approved a settlement at its Tuesday meeting that will significantly reform the policy and practices of the Wichita Police Department's (WPD) long-standing use of an unconstitutional and discriminatory “Gang List” or “Gang Database.” T

April 9, 2024

ACLU Brief Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Eighth Amendment Protections in Grants Pass v. Johnson

Brief Argues that the Constitutional Prohibition on ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishments’ Prevents Cities from Arresting or Fining People Experiencing Homelessness for Sleeping in Public

April 3, 2024

ACLU of Kansas warns Kansas lawmakers against attacking 3-day window

SB 14 would eliminate the three-day voting window that eligible Kansas voters depend on to have their vote count and shorten voter registration times.

April 2, 2024