Press Releases

State court judge allows transgender Kansans to intervene in drivers’ license gender marker lawsuit

“The policy change being pursued by the Attorney General is a degrading and discriminatory affront to transgender Kansans’ liberty and their safety, and the voices of transgender Kansans in defense of their personhood shall not and will not be silenced.”
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

REPORT: Kansas should look to Quindaro’s example of a multiracial democracy

New ACLU of Kansas report “Same Water Comin’ Round” examines voting rights, criminal justice reform and more through the prism of the historic settlement.

In victory for civil rights, federal judge orders Kansas Highway Patrol to stop the Two-Step and other unconstitutional practices

A federal judge has ruled against the Kansas Highway Patrol and in favor of motorists, ordering the KHP to stop its policies and practices of detaining motorists without reasonable suspicion and of the infamous Kansas Two-Step.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform
Court Cases: Shaw v. Jones

ACLU of Kansas response to court's decision not to dissolve temporary restraining order in gender markers case 

While the court’s decision today is disappointing and undoubtedly leaves transgender Kansans in fear, we want to make clear that this decision is not the final decision in the case. This order is only in effect until a hearing can be held on this matter where fuller arguments will be considered.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

Transgender Kansans Intervene in Lawsuit to Block Attorney General from Denying Changes to Gender Markers on Driver’s Licenses

"Our clients deserve to live their lives free of harassment, discrimination, and violence – all consequences that Mr. Kobach’s erroneous legal interpretations are designed to encourage.”
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

Kansas Voters’ Access Varies Wildly Across the State

A new report by the ACLU of Kansas finds that voters in the state have wildly varied access to democracy across the state and outlines the ways Kansans’ ability to exercise their right to vote is determined by local policies and practices resulting from decisions made by local election officials.
Issue Areas: Voting Rights

ACLU of Kansas pushes back on AG Kobach’s flawed advisory opinion

The ACLU of Kansas reminds transgender Kansans that Mr. Kobach's "advisory opinion" about SB 180 is little more than bluster.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

ACLU of Kansas Condemns AG Kobach’s Attempt to Erase Court Order for Correct Transgender Birth Certificates

The ACLU of Kansas vehemently condemned a motion filed late Friday night by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, where he requested permission to no longer follow a 2019 federal court order requiring the state to issue birth certificates with corrected gender markers to transgender Kansans.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

MONDAY: Trial challenging Kansas Highway Patrol’s Two-Step and unconstitutional detention practices

On Monday, the ACLU of Kansas, together with law firm Spencer Fane LLP, will begin the final phase of a challenge to the Kansas Highway Patrol’s infamous “Two-Step” and practice of unlawfully detaining drivers without adequate reasonable suspicion.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform
Court Cases: Shaw v. Jones