ACLU of Kansas in the News

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May 21, 2025

District Court Judge Calls Kansas Death Penalty Racially Biased, Costly, and Ineffective as a Deterrent

Criminal Legal Reform
“In each of the four cas­es where we raised this chal­lenge in Kansas, none of our clients ulti­mate­ly faced cap­i­tal tri­als where the death penal­ty remained on the table … That is no coin­ci­dence.
“In each of the four cas­es where we raised this chal­lenge in Kansas, none of our clients ulti­mate­ly faced cap­i­tal tri­als where the death penal­ty remained on the table … That is no coin­ci­dence.
death penalty
death penalty
May 19, 2025

Trans rights quilts laid outside US Capitol building in powerful display

LGBTQ+ Rights
One panel from the Kansas chapter of the ACLU responded to the project with an image of a stick-figure family with a plaque that reads: “We want the freedom to live here,” according to the Washington Post.
One panel from the Kansas chapter of the ACLU responded to the project with an image of a stick-figure family with a plaque that reads: “We want the freedom to live here,” according to the Washington Post.
trans rights
trans rights
May 16, 2025

Leavenworth sues to keep CoreCivic from reopening Kansas prison as ICE detention facility

Criminal Legal Reform
Former CoreCivic employees regularly speak at city and county meetings about their negative experiences working in the closed detention center, and state organizations including the Kansas ACLU have helped...
Former CoreCivic employees regularly speak at city and county meetings about their negative experiences working in the closed detention center, and state organizations including the Kansas ACLU have helped...
CoreCivic
CoreCivic
May 9, 2025

Cities aiming to thwart immigrant detention centers wield a secret weapon: local laws

Criminal Legal Reform
"These are types of conditions that are going to be allowed to flourish without proper oversight, with this rush to mass detention," said Eunice Cho, a senior staff attorney at the American Civil...
"These are types of conditions that are going to be allowed to flourish without proper oversight, with this rush to mass detention," said Eunice Cho, a senior staff attorney at the American Civil...
CoreCivic
CoreCivic
May 6, 2025

Reopening a CoreCivic prison in Leavenworth for ICE?

Criminal Legal Reform
Ashley Hernandez, William Rogers, and Esmie Tseng discuss opposition to the efforts of CoreCivic and the Trump administration to reopen the CoreCivic prison in Leavenworth.
Ashley Hernandez, William Rogers, and Esmie Tseng discuss opposition to the efforts of CoreCivic and the Trump administration to reopen the CoreCivic prison in Leavenworth.
CoreCivic
CoreCivic
May 5, 2025

New Kansas law adopts definition of antisemitism, receiving mixed opinions

The First Amendment
The ACLU of Kansas wrote testimony in opposition to the bill, stating it threatens free speech.
The ACLU of Kansas wrote testimony in opposition to the bill, stating it threatens free speech.
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