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May 26, 2022

Lawsuit says Kansas must tackle nearly yearlong wait times at Larned State Hospital

The ACLU of Kansas has filed a lawsuit against KDADS. Individuals are frequently waiting nearly a year in jail for an evaluation, unable to access psychiatric treatment and are often placed in solitary...

The ACLU of Kansas has filed a lawsuit against KDADS. Individuals are frequently waiting nearly a year in jail for an evaluation, unable to access psychiatric treatment and are often placed in solitary...

A lawsuit filed Thursday alleges the state is not doing enough to address long wait times for evaluations and treatment at Larned State Hospital, arguing Kansas is trailing its peers nationally. Photo courtesy of Topeka Capital-Journal
A lawsuit filed Thursday alleges the state is not doing enough to address long wait times for evaluations and treatment at Larned State Hospital, arguing Kansas is trailing its peers nationally. Photo courtesy of Topeka Capital-Journal
May 26, 2022

ACLU sues Kansas over excessive wait times at understaffed Larned State Hospital

The ACLU of Kansas and the National Police Accountability Project are suing Kansas over delays in mental health evaluations at Larned State Hospital. The class action lawsuit says individuals who face...

The ACLU of Kansas and the National Police Accountability Project are suing Kansas over delays in mental health evaluations at Larned State Hospital. The class action lawsuit says individuals who face...

ACLU sues Kansas over excessive wait times at understaffed Larned State Hospital
ACLU sues Kansas over excessive wait times at understaffed Larned State Hospital
May 16, 2022

Kansas Supreme Court upholds GOP-drawn congressional map

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the new congressional map approved by the Republican-led Legislature is constitutional. The ACLU of Kansas, one of the plaintiffs in the case, called the ruling...

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the new congressional map approved by the Republican-led Legislature is constitutional. The ACLU of Kansas, one of the plaintiffs in the case, called the ruling...

Kansas Supreme Court upholds GOP-drawn congressional map
Kansas Supreme Court upholds GOP-drawn congressional map
May 7, 2022

What women in Kansas and Missouri face if Roe v. Wade is overturned

The leaked draft of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the landmark case would see a complete ban on abortion in Missouri and offer Kansas legislators the opportunity to do the same.

The leaked draft of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the landmark case would see a complete ban on abortion in Missouri and offer Kansas legislators the opportunity to do the same.

Carlos Moreno / KCUR 89.3 Members of the crowd chant during a rally at the Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City on Tuesday where protesters gathered to decry the leaked draft opinion by the U.S. Supreme Court indicating the landmark Roe v. Wade case
Carlos Moreno / KCUR 89.3 Members of the crowd chant during a rally at the Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City on Tuesday where protesters gathered to decry the leaked draft opinion by the U.S. Supreme Court indicating the landmark Roe v. Wade case
May 7, 2022

ACLU settles diversion-agreement lawsuit with Montgomery County prosecutor’s office [Kansas Reflector]

The American Civil Liberties Union settled a lawsuit filed five years ago against prosecutors in Montgomery County for disproportionately seeking harsh sentences for defendants posing nominal risk to the...

The American Civil Liberties Union settled a lawsuit filed five years ago against prosecutors in Montgomery County for disproportionately seeking harsh sentences for defendants posing nominal risk to the...

The Montgomery County attorney settled a lawsuit with the ACLU by agreeing to create new policies to inform defendants of their right under Kansas law to seek diversion agreements. (Kansas Reflector screen capture of Montgomery County Judicial Center)
The Montgomery County attorney settled a lawsuit with the ACLU by agreeing to create new policies to inform defendants of their right under Kansas law to seek diversion agreements. (Kansas Reflector screen capture of Montgomery County Judicial Center)
Apr 21, 2022

Kansas billed over $250K to defend congressional map — with battle in high court still to come [Topeka Capitol-Journal]

The state's tab for two months of defending a hotly-debated set of congressional maps in court has already stretched over a quarter of a million dollars — even though the constitutionality of the maps is...

The state's tab for two months of defending a hotly-debated set of congressional maps in court has already stretched over a quarter of a million dollars — even though the constitutionality of the maps is...

The Kansas Senate preparing to vote on the gerrymandered Ad Astra map
The Kansas Senate preparing to vote on the gerrymandered Ad Astra map