Research & Publications

If you knew her at all, you knew she was a woman before her time. Her brand of cross-racial, cross-gender, and cross-continent activism feels common now, but Fern engaged in this work during the era of segregated swimming pools, restaurants, and schools.

The ACLU of Kansas recently conducted a survey to learn more about the will of Kansas voters. The study's results are clear: Kansans overwhelmingly support voting rights and bolstering our democracy.

The criminalization of marijuana has caused untold damage to our communities, especially for Black Kansans. No one should face the fear of criminalization for using medicine.

For the third year in a row, Kansas legislators have launched a discriminatory effort to ban transgender girls and young women from K-12 and collegiate sports in Kansas, in an effort to solve a “problem” that simply does not exist. Here are the facts.

We’ve had enough of our state’s antiquated laws criminalizing medical treatments for Kansans in need. Let’s be clear: marijuana is medicine, and it’s time to legalize medical marijuana in Kansas.

In an unprecedented evidentiary hearing, the court will consider a critical question: If the death penalty is racially discriminatory, arbitrary, and serves no valid public safety purpose, does it violate the Kansas Constitution?

Kansas legislators are going full speed on silencing your voice by constricting your voting rights. House Bill 2056, which would drastically—and needlessly—restrict mail-in voting. And it's not alone. Lawmakers and proponents are propelling these bills forward—but their reasoning is deeply flawed.