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"I think it's important to remember that these lawsuits impact people," said Sharon Brett, the ACLU's legal director. "They have impact on people's health and safety and livelihood and dignity and privacy. And those rights could be asserted in the state court and should be asserted[...]"

“When we’re trying to make this about something very simple like statutory interpretation, what we’re doing is ignoring the reality that transgender Kansans are going to face every single day in this state,” Sharon Brett, the ACLU of Kansas' legal director, said after the hearing.

“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,” the ACLU said in a statement. “We will continue to fight for transgender Kansans’ right(s)."

Five transgender Kansans who want to get or keep a driver’s license matching their gender identity are going to court to fight Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s effort to block state officials from changing IDs.

A legal battle is brewing over a new law that took effect July 1. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s legal opinion over SB 180 is getting snubbed by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. 27 News Capitol Bureau Chief Rebekah Chung sat down with Micah Kubic ED of the ACLU of Kansas and Kobach.

The ACLU of Kansas also condemned the action. “No matter how much Attorney General Kobach and extremists in our state legislature may wish to, they cannot erase the fundamental protections the Constitution guarantees to every single LGBTQ+ Kansan,” said Micah Kubic, executive director.

"It’s troubling to see Mr. Kobach cynically seize an opportunity for political gain that will no doubt ultimately be another round of continuing legal education for him,” Kansas ACLU executive director Micah Kubic said.

"He's saying that because the state legislature happened to pass another bill, which is extreme and vague and constitutionally suspect in its own way that, therefore, you shouldn't have to follow the court's order or the Constitution. And I think that's a laughable argument," Kubic said.

“No matter how much Attorney General Kobach and extremists in our state legislature may wish to, they cannot erase the fundamental protections the Constitution guarantees to every single LGBTQ+ Kansan,” said Micah Kubic, Executive Director of the ACLU of Kansas.