Why Kansas universities are gutting DEI efforts, including pronouns in emails

"We don't have a comment on this particular instance but certainly see it as part of an ongoing onslaught of attacks on DEI by our legislature and other politicians," Tseng said in an email.

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There are no funding penalties for KU if university doesn’t comply with controversial pronoun policy

A spokesperson with the ACLU of Kansas also told the Journal-World on Wednesday afternoon that the organization was “following and concerned” about the pronoun issue, and was gathering more information. ...

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Kris Kobach asks Kansas Supreme Court to reverse trans driver’s license ruling

Attorney General Kris Kobach isn’t ready to accept a ruling that would allow transgender Kansans to change their gender on driver’s licenses and state identification cards for the first time in two years.

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Lawrence advocacy event provides knowledge, resources to resist anti-transgender legislation

Led by D.C. Hiegert, a legal fellow at ACLU Kansas, and Donnavan Dillon, senior organizer with Loud Light, the evening’s discussion addressed developments in changing gender markers and gender-affirming health care for minors, as well as resources for the local community.

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State seeks dismissal of lawsuit challenging youth ban on transgender medical treatment

The state is asking a Douglas County judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a new state law banning surgery and the use of puberty blockers for treating transgender children in Kansas.

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Team of lawyers helps family push for answers after fatal Lenexa police shooting

Earlier this week, the ACLU of Kansas called on the Lenexa Police Department to release the body camera footage from that morning. In a Facebook post, the ACLU said it stood with the community wanting justice for the young man.

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High-profile civil rights attorneys now representing family of man killed by Lenexa police

On Wednesday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas urged the Lenexa Police Department to release footage of Chacon’s killing.

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ACLU calls on Lenexa police to release footage in fatal shooting of Grandview man

More than two weeks after a Grandview man was shot and killed by Lenexa police, the ACLU of Kansas is calling for transparency and accountability.

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Kansas Supreme Court rules unlawful stop nullifies drug conviction

“We’ve known for a long time that the KHP is not the only law enforcement agency in Kansas that conducts pretextual traffic stops on interstate highways in the name of ‘drug interdiction,” Ching said in a statement to 12 News.

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