ACLU of Kansas, Kansas Black Leadership Council, Kansas Cannabis Coalition, Loud Light, New Frontiers, and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 2 to uplift Kansans’ need for prompt legalization of medicinal marijuana.

The ACLU’s Capital Punishment Project, together with the ACLU of Kansas and the law firms of Hogan Lovells and Ali & Lockwood, is challenging the constitutionality of the Kansas death penalty under the state and U.S. Constitutions.

Voting rights advocates Thursday evening filed a federal lawsuit challenging the at-large method of elections in Dodge City, Kansas, charging it unlawfully dilutes the voting power of Latino/a/e* residents.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas has called on the St. Mary’s City Commission to continue to fund its library and abandon its proposed ban of certain materials. 

“Voters now expect the governor and lawmakers to get to work. It’s time to shift from the focus of the election cycle and attend to the pressing business of the state. We look forward to working with these elected officials to tackle big issues."

Kansas voters rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have opened the door for extremists in the state legislature to ban abortion in all cases, without exceptions.

After numerous voters were incorrectly turned away at the Maize Recreation Center Polling Location prior to the closing of polls and told to go to a different location to vote, the ACLU of Kansas is requesting that those affected immediately contact the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline.

The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled Friday that Secretary of State Scott Schwab violated his office's obligation to follow the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA). The provisional ballot records at issue in the case are crucial for ongoing work to improve voter engagement and access in Kansas. 

The ACLU of Kansas is deeply troubled by Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden’s recent proposals to have sheriff’s office staff intrude on the county elections office’s ballot counting and pick-up processes.