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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.
While the court’s decision today is disappointing and undoubtedly leaves transgender Kansans in fear, we want to make clear that this decision is not the final decision in the case. This order is only in effect until a hearing can be held on this matter where fuller arguments will be considered.
"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.”
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.
The ACLU of Kansas reminds transgender Kansans that Mr. Kobach's "advisory opinion" about SB 180 is little more than bluster.
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.