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The ACLU of Kansas says that two Douglas County adolescents and their parents filed a challenge in Kansas state court against Senate Bill 63, which was passed earlier in 2025 to bar access to gender-affirming medical treatments for those under the age of 18 who identify as transgender.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is claiming that a federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, is breaking the law and violating the rights of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees.

The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Kansas on behalf of 16-year-old Ryan Roe and his mother Rebecca Roe, as well as 13-year-old Lily Loe and her mother Lisa Loe, who all opted to use pseudonyms.

The American Civil Liberties Union and its Kansas affiliate filed the lawsuit in the Douglas County District Court in Lawrence.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Kansas filed Wednesday’s challenge in Douglas County District Court pseudonymously on behalf of plaintiffs Lily Loe, 13, Ryan Roe, 16, and their mothers, Lisa Loe and Rebecca Roe.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Kansas on Wednesday filed a lawsuit challenging the state over a recent law that was passed – blocking gender-affirming care for minors.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and the national ACLU filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Douglas County District Court on behalf of a 16-year-old trans boy and a 13-year-old trans girl. The lawsuit argues the new law violates state constitutional rights for equal protection, personal autonomy

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“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.