The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision Thursday in Shaw v. Jones, affirming a district court’s finding that the Kansas Highway Patrol violated drivers’ constitutional rights.

Four Kansans have brought a new lawsuit in the federal district court over the unlimited, harsher punishment of poor defendants who cannot pay their restitution compared to the treatment of defendants who have the ability to pay.

A week later, thirteen local organizations are still waiting for a response to their letter urging Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett to push his office to reduce the number of individuals impacted by pretrial detention.

The ACLU of Kansas will host a Justice Summit to highlight the systemic injustice of the money bail system and disseminate key findings from its recent report, The Price of Freedom: Bail in Sedgwick County.

This Monday, the Kansas Department of Disability and Aging Services announced a historic settlement with the National Police Accountability Project and the ACLU of Kansas to reduce the wait times for people awaiting competency evaluations and restoration services at Larned State Hospital.

A federal judge orally approved of a proposed settlement Friday at a hearing, resolving a class action lawsuit against the Wichita Police Department for its gang database. A written order will follow.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas has granted preliminary approval of a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit challenging the Wichita Police Department’s violation of the constitutional rights of class members by including them in its Gang List/Database.

The City of Wichita approved a settlement at its Tuesday meeting that will significantly reform the policy and practices of the Wichita Police Department's (WPD) long-standing use of an unconstitutional and discriminatory “Gang List” or “Gang Database.” T