Kansas House bill would use driver’s license records to look for voters who are not citizens

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas expressed concerns over data privacy, pandering to conspiracy theories of illegal voting and inadequate appeals processes.

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ICE, DHS seeking to add another detention center to Kansas

An immigration detention facility in Leavenworth, Kansas, was shut down by the federal government in 2021. Four years later, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) discovered that the facility could potentially reopen.

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ICE looking to expand migrant detention facilities across country, ACLU says

'It's important for the American public to know exactly what Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to do,' ACLU lawyer says.

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Is Wyandotte County the beginning of the end of Kansas’ death penalty? Judge to decide

The American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, is intervening in two capital murder cases underway in Wyandotte County, challenging the constitutionality of the death penalty as a form of punishment.

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Kansas’ death penalty under scrutiny in pre-trial hearings in 2019 homicide case

A long-shot constitutional challenge to Kansas’ death penalty unfolding in preliminary court proceedings for a man charged in the death of four people at a Wyandotte County bar centers on claims the state’s process of jury selection is racially biased in favor of executions.

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ACLU attempts to get rid of death penalty in Kansas, again

ACLU attempts to get rid of death penalty in Kansas, again.

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Shuttered private jail in Kansas could become immigration detention center

The ACLU warns CoreCivic’s Leavenworth facility and others could play a role in President-elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans

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Future of marijuana in Kansas planned discussion for 2025

The ongoing discussion regarding the future of marijuana in Kansas is set to continue in 2025.

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DACA health care ruling leaves few options but emergency care for some immigrants in Kansas

Micah Kubic, executive director of the Kansas American Civil Liberties Union, said the ruling is “just one waystation” in what he expects to be a lengthy court battle on the issue.

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