Disappointment doesn’t quite cover how we feel about the news that Gov. Kelly signed HB2717, a bill that contributes to an environment of fear, harassment, and intimidation for immigrants living in Kansas.

A Wyandotte County Judge has consolidated three ongoing redistricting cases, denied Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s motions to dismiss those cases, and ruled that the cases can proceed to trial. Trial is set to begin on all three cases at 9 a.m. Monday April 4, and runs through April 6.

The Kansas Supreme Court Friday morning denied Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s petition to dismiss redistricting lawsuits claiming legislative maps constituted racial and partisan gerrymandering.

The ACLU of Kansas and the Campaign Legal Center, along with pro bono assistance from Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, filed suit in Wyandotte County District Court Monday, seeking to block the recently enacted congressional redistricting map, claiming it is a partisan and racial gerrymander.

In a victory for plaintiffs, the United States District Court for the District of Kansas denied significant portions of the City of Wichita’s motion to dismiss the class-action lawsuit challenging Wichita’s “Gang List.”

Dr. Micah W. Kubic, who grew the ACLU of Kansas from a three-person team to a 15-member major player in state politics, will return to Kansas after a roughly three-year stint as the head of the ACLU’s Florida affiliate.

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Kansas has changed its policy that forced people seeking gender-affirming surgery to legally change their name before the insurance giant would cover the surgery.