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Aug 28, 2023

ACLU seeks traffic stop rules for KHP after two step ruling | The Kansas City Star

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas is urging a federal judge to impose a severe injunction against the Kansas Highway Patrol to block future violations of drivers’ constitutional rights. Under the...

Kansas Highway Patrol vehicle in Manhattan, KS (Feb. 25, 2023) The Wichita Eagle.

Aug 24, 2023

After scathing ruling, Kansas Highway Patrol argues against rules to prevent rights violations

“If an injunction isn’t issued I think there’s a significant concern that the KHP will continue doing precisely the things that the court found to be unconstitutional,” Brett said.

Aug 22, 2023

Data dive: What spending more money on elections means for Kansas voter turnout

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas issued a report noting wide discrepancies in how Kansas counties manage elections.

Aug 21, 2023

Transgender individuals allowed into major Kansas lawsuit

Attorneys for the ACLU of Kansas and Attorney General Kris Kobach's office sparred in court Wednesday over the issue, which comes amid the ongoing legal dispute over the impact of a new law, Senate Bill 180...

A Shawnee County judge will allow a legal group representing transgender Kansans to intervene in an ongoing case over driver's licenses. Andrew Bahl/The Topeka Capital-Journal

Aug 18, 2023

Judge allows transgender Kansans to intervene in Kobach’s driver’s license lawsuit - Kansas Reflector

“We are gratified that the court has seen that our clients have a vested interest in the outcome of this case, and should be entitled to make their arguments,” said Sharon Brett, legal director of the ACLU...

Adam Kellogg speaks during rally in support of transgender rights May 5, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka. Kellogg is one of the five transgender Kansan's represented by the ACLU in a case involving gender markers on driver's licenses. (Sherman Smith/Kan

Aug 15, 2023

A central Kansas police force sparked a firestorm by raiding a newspaper and the publisher’s home

“It seems like one of the most aggressive police raids of a news organization or entity in quite some time,” said Sharon Brett, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, adding that...