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MONDAY: Historic Hearings Begin in Case Challenging the Death Penalty and Death Qualification in Kansas
Hearings will begin Monday in a sweeping challenge to the constitutionality of the death penalty in Kansas and to the practice of death qualification, which disproportionately excludes those who oppose the...
ACLU and Partners Challenge Death Qualification and the Death Penalty in Kansas
The ACLU and its co-counsel argue that death qualification is discriminatory, unconstitutional, and undermines the principles at the core of the legal system.
TUESDAY, Oct. 8: Mayor Garner, Wyandotte County Officials to Call for Secretary of State to Provide Language Access for Voters
Wyandotte County elected officials, including Mayor Tyrone Garner, will head a press conference announcing support for a county commission resolution calling on Secretary of State Scott Schwab and Wyandotte...
REPRESENT! RECLAIMING OUR VOTE AND RESTORING OUR DEMOCRACY
The constitutional right to vote is the heart of our democracy and system of governance. The right to vote is the vehicle through which a citizen has a voice in selecting and holding accountable those in power. We should make it easier, not harder, for all eligible Kansans to vote.
In the courts
Progeny et al v. City of Wichita et al
On April 15, 2021 the ACLU of Kansas and Kansas Appleseed filed a class-action lawsuit against the City of Wichita, challenging the Wichita Police Department's use of a "gang" list.