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Apr 9, 2024

Kansas is playing with fire when it comes to mandatory age verification for porn sites

“Senate Bill 394 absolutely does not give license to any state actors to broadly censor LGBTQ+ expression,” Micah Kubic—the executive director of the ACLU of Kansas—told The Pitch in their emailed remarks...

Falling in line with recent legislation in other states, the regulations around web access in Kansas present a slippery slope. // Adobe

Apr 9, 2024

Settlement changing criteria, adding oversight to Wichita Police Department’s ‘gang list’

The color of someone’s clothes, the events they attend, and the people they hang out with can no longer be reasons to add them to the Wichita Police Department’s “gang list.” On Tuesday, the Wichita City...

Apr 9, 2024

Council approves Wichita Police Department gang list settlement

The Wichita City Council voted 7-0 to approve a $625,000 settlement over the police department’s gang list. The ACLU, Kansas Appleseed, and Progeny claim the list unconstitutionally targets people of color...

Apr 9, 2024

Wichita pays $625K to settle lawsuit over police use of discriminatory 'gang list' • Kansas Reflector

The Wichita City Council has agreed to pay $625,000 to settle a lawsuit over the police department’s use of a “gang list” that for decades allowed officers to scrutinize and harass young Black and Latino...

Progeny executive director Marquetta Atkins said the Wichita gang list lawsuit settlement was one step forward, following a Tuesday announcement of the city's vote to end the lawsuit. She is seen here during during an April 17, 2023, interview at the Prog

Apr 9, 2024

Council approves Wichita Police Department gang list settlement

The Wichita City Council voted 7-0 to approve a $625,000 settlement over the police department’s gang list. The ACLU and Kansas Appleseed claim the list unconstitutionally targets people of color.

File: Wichita City Council on Jan. 9, 2024. (Courtesy: City of Wichita)

Apr 5, 2024

Wichita’s gang list would change under proposed settlement | Wichita Eagle

Wichita’s gang list would change under proposed settlement | Wichita EagleRead today's eEdition Welcome Back! Edit Profile My Subscriptions Sign Out 55°F OBITUARIES SPORTS BUSINESS OPINION DINING JOBS/...