Press Releases

ACLU says public has the right to see Kris Kobach's videotaped deposition

Kansas Sec. of State and gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach has filed a motion attempting to block the ACLU from releasing his videotaped deposition from the Fish v. Kobach case.

Mass incarceration, immigration, among topics for ACLU conference

The ACLU of Kansas will host a day of discussion on topics as broad as racial profiling, voting rights, immigration and more for its conference, “Still Separate, Still Unequal: Pursing Racial Justice in Kansas,” Friday Oct. 5.

KANSANS FOR SMART JUSTICE COALITION HOSTING SG CO. CANDIDATE FORUM

Join us for a candidate forum on criminal justice in Sedgwick County on Monday, October 1st. This forum is sponsored by Kansans for Smart Justice and the Kansas Coalition for Citizen Participation.

Montgomery County Attorney’s response to ACLU’s Kansas Supreme Court lawsuit ‘puzzling’

Responding to a June lawsuit filed against him by the ACLU and its Kansas affiliate in the Kansas Supreme Court, Montgomery County Attorney Larry Markle offers arguments unrelated to the simple question of whether his diversion program complies with the law.

ACLU of KS files suit seeking provisional ballot lists

The ACLU of Kansas has petitioned the district court for lists of Johnson County voters who cast provisional ballots in August’s primary and for lists of voters whose advance mail ballots election officials rejected because their signature did not match their voter record.

KS Supreme Court to hear ACLU suit against Montgomery County Prosecutor for Diversion Policy Failure

The Kansas Supreme Court agreed Aug. 29th to hear a case filed by the ACLU and its Kansas affiliate against Montgomery County Prosecutor Larry Markle for hiding diversion opportunities from defendants.

SMSD seeks dismissal of ACLU’s June lawsuit

Shawnee Mission doubles down; insists its violation of student rights during April student walkouts was justified, necessary

Mass incarceration, immigration, among topics for ACLU conference

The ACLU of Kansas will host a day of discussion on topics as broad as racial profiling, voting rights, immigration and more for its conference, “Still Separate, Still Unequal: Pursing Racial Justice in Kansas,” Friday Oct. 5.