ACLU of Kansas in the News

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Mar 5, 2025

Lawrence couple feels impact of new federal anti-trans policies

LGBTQ+ Rights
Attorney D.C. Hiegert, civil liberties legal fellow for the ACLU of Kansas, said a decision from a Kansas Court of Appeals panel is expected this month.
Attorney D.C. Hiegert, civil liberties legal fellow for the ACLU of Kansas, said a decision from a Kansas Court of Appeals panel is expected this month.
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Feb 28, 2025

Leavenworth considers prison cells for Trump’s mass deportation plan

Immigrants' Rights
Micah Kubic, executive director of the ACLU of Kansas, called out CoreCivic’s history as a prison operator, saying that it was notorious for violence and violations of human rights.
Micah Kubic, executive director of the ACLU of Kansas, called out CoreCivic’s history as a prison operator, saying that it was notorious for violence and violations of human rights.
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ICE
Feb 27, 2025

Private Prison Exec Calls Mass Deportation Plans ‘Unprecedented Opportunity’

Criminal Legal Reform
GEO Group Chairman George Zoley said the company stands to gain up to $1 billion in additional revenue from detaining and surveilling undocumented immigrants.
GEO Group Chairman George Zoley said the company stands to gain up to $1 billion in additional revenue from detaining and surveilling undocumented immigrants.
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CEO
Feb 26, 2025

Amid ICE sweeps and rushed legislation, immigration advocates push ‘Know Your Rights’ docs for both sides of state line

Immigrants' Rights
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in both Kansas and Missouri have been following recent events and have worked to compile documents to aid our community.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in both Kansas and Missouri have been following recent events and have worked to compile documents to aid our community.
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ICE
Feb 26, 2025

Republican lawmakers look for ways to weaken state judges

Rashane Hamby, policy director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, follows testimony in a legislative committee hearing on a proposal her group opposes to have state Supreme Court justices...
Rashane Hamby, policy director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, follows testimony in a legislative committee hearing on a proposal her group opposes to have state Supreme Court justices...
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Rashane
Feb 26, 2025

Kansas Senate Republicans take up plan to rewrite constitution to elect Supreme Court justices

“The Supreme Court should not be for sale to the highest bidder,” Hamby said. “If this passes, it will be a radical departure from Kansas’ longstanding commitment to judicial independence.”
“The Supreme Court should not be for sale to the highest bidder,” Hamby said. “If this passes, it will be a radical departure from Kansas’ longstanding commitment to judicial independence.”
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