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Feb 25, 2023

Kansas Highway Patrol detained drivers illegally, ACLU lawsuit alleges

According to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper used a tactic referred to as the “Kansas Two Step,” in which troopers target motorists with out-of-state...

Feb 14, 2023

Some Kansas lawmakers want to punish doctors who help transgender kids transition

Puberty blockers, mastectomies, surgeries that remove “any body part or tissue” and prescribing estrogen to males or testosterone to females to treat gender dysphoria could be essentially unavailable in...

Few empty seats remained as supporters and opponents of the bill packed into the committee room.

Feb 10, 2023

Sedgwick County judge rules ACLU’s challenge to death penalty valid

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Sedgwick County judge said Thursday that the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) challenge to jury selection and death qualification in capital murder cases is valid.

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WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Sedgwick County judge said Thursday that the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) challenge to jury selection and death qualification in capital murder cases is valid.

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A Sedgwick County judge said the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) challenge to jury selection and death qualification in capital murder cases.

Feb 10, 2023

Witness in Wichita hearing says death penalty is random

A law professor told a Wichita judge that the way juries are chosen in death penalty cases and then reach the verdict is unreliable. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had Scott Sundby, professor of...

Feb 9, 2023

Is a fair jury possible in Kansas death penalty cases?

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Kansas and ACLU National's Capital Punishment Project are trying to prove that it is impossible to get fair and impartial juries in capital murder cases in...

Feb 6, 2023

We’re Putting the Death Penalty on Trial in Kansas | News & Commentary | American Civil Liberties Union

In an unprecedented evidentiary hearing, the court will consider a critical question: If the death penalty is racially discriminatory, arbitrary, and serves no valid public safety purpose, does it violate...