Press Releases

Opponents prepare for SB175 Hearing

The issue at stake in SB 175 is not whether student organizations are free to believe and associate as they like – they are. Instead, the issue is whether student organizations have a right to be publicly funded to operate in a discriminatory manner. They should not.

Immigrant college students call on lawmakers to maintain access to education

The Kansas Stronger Together Coalition joined immigrant college students and civic leaders across the state of Kansas today to ask that lawmakers uphold the Kansas state law that gives immigrant students a greater opportunity to obtain higher-education.

Kansas District Court Ends Wyandotte County Jail’s “Postcard-Only” Mail Policy

The ACLU of Kansas and SJLC filed the federal class action lawsuit in October 2013, alleging that the Wyandotte County Jail’s “postcard-only” mail policy violated the constitutional rights of inmates and their friends and families to communicate with one another.

ACLU-Kansas calls Gov. Brownback's rescinding of anti-discrimination executive order a step backward

Yesterday, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback rescinded an executive order that prohibited discrimination against most state employees on the basis of sexual orientation – a move that the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas (ACLU-Kansas) deemed as a step backwards for civil rights in Kansas.

ACLU of Kansas Welcomes new Executive Director

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas welcomes Dr. Micah Kubic as its new Executive Director, effective January 5, 2015.

Statement by ACLU of Kansas regarding Scope of the Federal Court Injunction against Enforcement of Kansas’s Laws Prohibiting Same-Sex Marriage

Judge Crabtree’s order requires stated district court clerks throughout the State of Kansas to stop enforcing Kansas’s unconstitutional prohibition on marriage for same-sex couples.

ACLU and ACLU of Kansas Demands Government Provide Chelsea Manning Necessary Medical Care

Today Chelsea Manning filed a lawsuit in federal court in the District of Columbia against Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and other Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of the Army officials for their failure to provide her with medically necessary treatment for her gender dysphoria.

Roeland Park Passes Nondiscrimination Ordinance

Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people can now live, work and play in Roeland Park without fear that they will be discriminated against.

Marriage Equality on the Doorstep of Reality for Kansas

“We will continue to work until all loving couples in Kansas are able to commit to each other and take care of each other with the protections that only come with marriage."