Press Releases

Gov. Kelly Vetoes Extreme Legislative Attack on Kansas Doctors, Teachers, Social Workers, and Trans Children

A number of organizations, including the ACLU of Kansas, Equality Kansas, Kansas Interfaith Action, Loud Light, Mainstream, Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes, and Trust Women Foundation are warning legislators that the bill’s extreme reach could have unintended consequences.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

Settlement to Remedy Wichita Gang List’s Unchecked Power and Establish Oversight

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
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform

ACLU Brief Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Eighth Amendment Protections in Grants Pass v. Johnson

Brief Argues that the Constitutional Prohibition on ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishments’ Prevents Cities from Arresting or Fining People Experiencing Homelessness for Sleeping in Public

ACLU of Kansas warns Kansas lawmakers against attacking 3-day window

SB 14 would eliminate the three-day voting window that eligible Kansas voters depend on to have their vote count and shorten voter registration times.
Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Transgender Kansans to Appeal Court’s Drivers License Ruling Enabling Forced Outing and Harassment

Transgender Kansans represented by the ACLU of Kansas and the ACLU have filed a notice of appeal in Kansas v. Harper, the ongoing litigation over gender marker changes on Kansas driver’s licenses.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

ACLU of Kansas applauds Kansas Lawmakers for Rejecting Anti-Voting Frankenstein Bill

Amidst a series of anti-voting proposals this session, on Tuesday the Kansas Senate rejected SB 365, a bill that initially sought to end the three-day grace period for accepting mail-in ballots after Election Day and ban the use of satellite ballot drop-off boxes.

Numerous Organizations Condemn Legislators’ Attacks on Healthcare Freedom and Raise Alarm about Statehouse’s Anti-Democracy Legislative Process

An unprecedented number of statewide groups have come together to condemn two bills that would attack young transgender Kansans’ freedom to access healthcare and are raising the alarm on anti-democratic processes by legislators that prevent everyday Kansans from participating.

MONDAY, February 26: Federal Trial Begins in Challenge to Discriminatory Voting System in Dodge City, Kansas

Dodge City, which is located in Ford County in southwest Kansas, is not divided into multiple voting districts for City Commission. Rather, members of the commission are elected “at large,” meaning they are elected by voters from across the entire city.

“Your voice matters, too” - upcoming events will remind Kansans with past felonies that they can vote

Two upcoming events held by the ACLU of Kansas and multiple partner organizations seek to inform Kansans with felony records that they are eligible to vote after they have served their sentence – and should.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform