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Oct 14, 2022

Kansas ACLU creates PAC to highlight reproductive and voting rights issues in House races - Kansas Reflector

Kansans United for Civil Liberties, which is supported by the ACLU but formed as a separate entity, is focused on issues of reproductive freedom and voting rights. Micah Kubic, executive director of the...

Voting booths stand side by side on July 29, 2022, at the Shawnee County Elections Office. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)

Oct 14, 2022

Gardner Edgerton continues transgender policy debate

Last month, the board heard from dozens of students, parents and community members about the proposed policy. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Kansas also sent the school district multiple...

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Oct 13, 2022

A headlong rush by states to attack voting access — or expand it

“Democracy isn’t just about voting rights, pulling a lever for your candidate. It’s the idea that everyone matters, that we’re in it together,” said Micah Kubic of the American Civil Liberties Union of...

Oct 7, 2022

November election to decide Kansas Supreme Court climate, constitutional amendments - Kansas Reflector

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In November, five of Kansas’ six Supreme Court judges are up for retention votes, and two constitutional amendments will be decided. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)

Sep 30, 2022

How does the Sedgwick County jail handle people with mental illness? Sometimes, a restraint chair. | KMUW

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The Sedgwick County jail uses restraint chairs to handle people with mental illness. Celia Hack / KMUW

Sep 30, 2022

ACLU sends letter to Gardner police for First Amendment rights violation

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas sent a letter to the city of Gardner Police Department for alleged First Amendment rights violations against a volunteer political canvasser.