Press Releases

New campaign to reach Kansans with felony records who are eligible to vote

As many as 30,000 Kansans have the right to vote after completing sentences for felony convictions, but many are not aware of their rights. A new effort will work to inform them of their restored voting rights, recruiting volunteers to help ensure their neighbors know their rights have been restored

November 17, 2023

Wyandotte County Election Commissioner Denies Meeting Request from Community

Ten advocacy, direct service, and other local Wyandotte County organizations are expressing surprise and disappointment after Election Commissioner Michael Abbott denied a meeting to even discuss the growing need for better language access and early voting for the community’s voters.

September 25, 2023

ACLU of Kansas reminds Leavenworth County Commission of CoreCivic’s horrendous human rights track record

Amidst private prison corporation CoreCivic’s most recent efforts to reopen their detention center in Leavenworth, Kansas, the ACLU of Kansas is urging the Leavenworth County Commission to remember what led the U.S. Marshall’s Service to end its contract with the facility in 2021.

September 6, 2023

State court judge allows transgender Kansans to intervene in drivers’ license gender marker lawsuit

“The policy change being pursued by the Attorney General is a degrading and discriminatory affront to transgender Kansans’ liberty and their safety, and the voices of transgender Kansans in defense of their personhood shall not and will not be silenced.”

August 18, 2023

REPORT: Kansas should look to Quindaro’s example of a multiracial democracy

New ACLU of Kansas report “Same Water Comin’ Round” examines voting rights, criminal justice reform and more through the prism of the historic settlement.

August 11, 2023

In victory for civil rights, federal judge orders Kansas Highway Patrol to stop the Two-Step and other unconstitutional practices

A federal judge has ruled against the Kansas Highway Patrol and in favor of motorists, ordering the KHP to stop its policies and practices of detaining motorists without reasonable suspicion and of the infamous Kansas Two-Step.

July 21, 2023