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ACLU of Kansas defending First Amendment rights of Wichita teacher disciplined for social media criticism of district’s reopening plan
The ACLU of Kansas has asked the Wichita school district to rescind a disciplinary action taken against a teacher who has posted vocal opposition to the district plans to reopen public schools on social media.
ACLU of Kansas, Juvenile Law Center and Kansas Appleseed ask State Supreme Court to suspend all juvenile fines and fees and collections
Arguing that juvenile fees and fines are a regressive and racially discriminatory tax on low-income communities, a collection of civil rights and civil liberties organizations including the ACLU of Kansas, has asked the Kansas Supreme Court to immediately halt such assessments.
ACLU of Kansas issues letter of concern to Overland Park Police Dept. for chilling, militarized response to recent protests
The overly reactive and militarized response of the Overland Park Police Department to recent, peaceful Black Lives Matter protests is cause for serious concern, the ACLU of Kansas noted in a letter to Department officials this week.
ACLU of Kansas forces Sec. of State’s office disclose names on voter ballots tossed in 2018
In a resounding rebuke to Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s office, a district court judge has ordered the disclosure of the full ballot report, absent social security numbers and driver’s license info, tossed from the 2018 August primary.
ACLU of Kansas mourns the passing of civil rights giants John Lewis and the Rev. C.T. Vivian
The ACLU of Kansas honors not only that courage and sacrifice, but also the towering civil rights legacies these men built in the face of withering violence, once they climbed back to their feet.