Press Releases

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Transgender Kansans Intervene in Lawsuit to Block Attorney General from Denying Changes to Gender Markers on Driver’s Licenses

"Our clients deserve to live their lives free of harassment, discrimination, and violence – all consequences that Mr. Kobach’s erroneous legal interpretations are designed to encourage.”

July 11, 2023

Kansas Voters’ Access Varies Wildly Across the State

A new report by the ACLU of Kansas finds that voters in the state have wildly varied access to democracy across the state and outlines the ways Kansans’ ability to exercise their right to vote is determined by local policies and practices resulting from decisions made by local election officials.

June 29, 2023

ACLU of Kansas pushes back on AG Kobach’s flawed advisory opinion

The ACLU of Kansas reminds transgender Kansans that Mr. Kobach's "advisory opinion" about SB 180 is little more than bluster.

June 26, 2023

ACLU of Kansas Condemns AG Kobach’s Attempt to Erase Court Order for Correct Transgender Birth Certificates

The ACLU of Kansas vehemently condemned a motion filed late Friday night by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, where he requested permission to no longer follow a 2019 federal court order requiring the state to issue birth certificates with corrected gender markers to transgender Kansans.

June 23, 2023

MONDAY: Trial challenging Kansas Highway Patrol’s Two-Step and unconstitutional detention practices

On Monday, the ACLU of Kansas, together with law firm Spencer Fane LLP, will begin the final phase of a challenge to the Kansas Highway Patrol’s infamous “Two-Step” and practice of unlawfully detaining drivers without adequate reasonable suspicion.

April 28, 2023

ACLU of Kansas Condemns Legislature’s Veto Override on Extreme Anti-Trans Bathroom and Facilities Bill

The frenzy of attacks on transgender people this session by extremist Kansas lawmakers are truly stunning in their cruelty -- and also do not align with the views of the majority of Kansans.

April 27, 2023