The ACLU of Kansas is never busier than when the Legislature is in session. Either independently or with our partners in various and diverse coalitions, we work to protect civil liberties for all Kansans by either placing, supporting, altering, or defeating legislation that would threaten those civil liberties.
We support HB 2192 as a positive step toward giving Kansans on probation the tools and resources necessary for success. Simply lacking the requisite documents to get a valid driver’s license should not be a...
We support HB 2025 as a positive step to protect Kansans from unwarranted surveillance and invasions of privacy, because government surveillance and monitoring by Kansas law enforcement agencies has the...
The 2021 legislative session was marked by one overlying theme from start to finish for the ACLU of Kansas: playing defense. These defensive efforts came at the expense of expanding rights for Kansans.
This bill is a nod to addressing sentencing proportionality and racial disparities in the enforcement of marijuana arrests, and it would update the law to align more closely with the wishes of Kansans.
The ACLU of Kansas supports HB 2434 because suspending driver’s licenses for unpaid fines and fees punishes the working poor and is counterproductive to public safety. HB 2434 is an important step forward...