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ACLU of Kansas says Lyon County school district punished student for stating her identity

The ACLU of Kansas has sent a letter to the North Lyon County school district notifying officials there that a principal and bus driver violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and a student’s Constitutional rights on a school bus.

Gov. Kelly releases three ACLU of Kansas Clemency Project clients, paving the way for many more such releases

In a historic move the ACLU of Kansas hopes will normalize the use of executive clemency, Governor Laura Kelly today released three affiliate clients from various state prisons via commutation.

After ACLU of Kansas warning, UberEats updates trans driver’s information; company commits to do more to help trans employees

Hours after the ACLU of Kansas warned UberEats to resolve a potentially dangerous problem with its app, the company publicly apologized, appropriately updated our trans client’s app identity, and shared several of its remedial corporate initiatives.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

ACLU of Kansas intervenes on behalf of UberEats driver forced to out himself as trans

The ACLU of Kansas has warned UberEats, one of the nation’s premiere food delivery services, to resolve a potentially dangerous problem for trans drivers that exists within the app.

Statement from the ACLU of Kansas regarding Gov. Kelly's veto of legislative voter suppression measures

We support Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto today striking down a raft of cynical voter suppression bills aimed at disenfranchising Kansas voters. We believe that in America, voting is a right, not a privilege.

Statement on Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of SB 55

The ACLU of Kansas supports Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of Senate Bill 55 which limits the participation of trans athletes, and we urge legislators of conscience to hold the line and keep the veto in place.

ACLU Statement on Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict

A jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd.

ACLU Of Kansas, Kansas Appleseed File Lawsuit on behalf of Wichita Community Members Unconstitutionally Targeted and Harmed by Discriminatory “Gang” List

Today, the ACLU of Kansas and Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice filed a class action lawsuit against the City of Wichita, on behalf of Kansans who have been unlawfully targeted and harmed by the Wichita Police Department’s use of an unconstitutional Gang List.