Along with our advocacy, legislative, and public education work, litigation remains one of the fundamental tools with which the ACLU of Kansas fights for equality and civil rights throughout the Sunflower State. See below for more information on the cases we've brought to the courts.
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On June 24, 2020, the ACLU of Kansas filed a lawsuit on behalf of voter advocacy nonprofit Loud Light and its founder and Executive Director Davis Hammett against Secretary of Scott Schwab for violating his...
On April 9, 2020, the ACLU of Kansas filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of people imperiled by dangerous conditions inside ill-equipped and overcrowded state prisons amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic....
The ACLU of Kansas filed an amicus brief in State of Kansas v. Beasley, in support of Mr. Beasley, who was subjected to imprisonment solely because he was unable to pay his probation fees.
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On March 19, 2020, the ACLU of Kansas filed a lawsuit on behalf of four individuals against Highland Community College, its VP of Student Services, and its Athletic Director for pervasive racially hostile...