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Sep 9, 2024

Wichita police to overhaul ‘gang list’ after Kansas judge approves settlement agreement

“On its inception, our clients were interested in pursuing a change in policy. They were not in it for the money, and so damages claims were never a part of the case,” said Kunyu Ching, a staff attorney at the...

Aug 30, 2024

Anti-trans laws may complicate access to the ballot for trans voters

In Kansas, lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union have drafted a letter reminding election workers that a gender marker on a person’s identification does not need to match or correspond to a voter’s...

Aug 29, 2024

LGBTQ+ activists pleased with veto of anti-trans bill, worry more is coming

Donnavan Dillon, a 21-year-old junior at the University of Kansas, community organizer and self-identified member of the queer community, spends his days like most of his peers: he attends classes, does...

Aug 26, 2024

The weight of the wait 30 years after Kansas death penalty law

Kansas has long had an ambivalent relationship with capital punishment. Three decades after the state passed its current death penalty law, its new execution chamber remains unused.

Aug 23, 2024

ACLU, Wichita Police Department finalize settlement over gang list reform

The ACLU filed a federal lawsuit in 2021 stating the police department violated federal rights by incorrectly including people on the gang list as gang members or associates based on vague and overbroad...

Aug 21, 2024

After a Kansas district allowed Gideons to hand out Bibles at school, ACLU sends warning

ACLU of Kansas officials say an elementary school principal in Belleville invited a representative from Gideons International to distribute Bibles at the school. In a letter, the ACLU warned that the...