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Sep 18, 2024

Hundreds of mail-in ballots weren’t counted in the Douglas County primary. Election officials are working to avoid the same fate in November.

Voting Rights
Micah Kubic, executive director of ACLU Kansas, said it was frustrating that hundreds of eligible voters’ ballots were not counted for reasons out of their control.
Micah Kubic, executive director of ACLU Kansas, said it was frustrating that hundreds of eligible voters’ ballots were not counted for reasons out of their control.
lawrence times
lawrence times
Sep 9, 2024

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

Criminal Legal Reform
“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...
“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...
reflector
reflector
Aug 30, 2024

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

LGBTQ+ Rights
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...
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...
id laws
id laws
Aug 29, 2024

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

LGBTQ+ Rights
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...
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...
lgbtq
lgbtq
Aug 26, 2024

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

Criminal Legal Reform
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.
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.
death penalty
death penalty
Aug 23, 2024

ACLU, Wichita Police Department finalize settlement over gang list reform

Criminal Legal 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...
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...
police
police