ACLU of Kansas in the News

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Jan 28, 2025

Kansas Republicans revive gender-affirming care ban for trans youths

D.C. Hiegert, a legal fellow with the ACLU of Kansas who is trans, told legislators in both the House and Senate committees that the bills could be unconstitutional. They run the risk of violating Kansas’...

Jan 28, 2025

Kansas judges hear case on drivers license gender markers for transgender people

Meanwhile, the court is also considering a separate appeal from the same case where the ACLU argues Kobach's position violates the constitutional rights of transgender people.

Jan 28, 2025

Kansas bills would end grace period for mail ballots and ban ranked-choice voting

Opponents included several civil rights groups and civic organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union, the League of Women Voters and the Disability Rights Center.

Jan 22, 2025

Kansas lawmakers eye resolution urging governor to work with Trump on immigration

The ACLU in December announced that documents it had obtained revealed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was "actively considering proposals to expand its immigration detention capacity in Kansas....

Jan 22, 2025

Kansas House bill would use driver’s license records to look for voters who are not citizens

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas expressed concerns over data privacy, pandering to conspiracy theories of illegal voting and inadequate appeals processes.

Jan 16, 2025

ICE, DHS seeking to add another detention center to Kansas

An immigration detention facility in Leavenworth, Kansas, was shut down by the federal government in 2021. Four years later, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) discovered that the facility could...