The ACLU of Kansas exhausts all possible options before pursuing litigation, which is a last resort. Writing open letters to public officials holds them accountable and can often resolve issues without getting the courts involved.
In March 2021, the ACLU of Kansas and National Homelessness Law Center sent a letter to the Mayor Ken Sissom of Merriama and the City Council regarding a recently approved ordinance prohibiting pedestrians from standing on certain medians.
On January 15, 2021, the ACLU of Kansas sent a letter to the Kansas Supreme Court to bring the Court's attention to the problem of county clerks refusing to accept pro se name change petitions filed by transgender youth and their families.
On October 24, 2020, the ACLU of Kansas sent Ellis County Clerk Donna Maskus a letter urging her to share a public plan to prevent voter confusion after nearly 4,000 received incorrectly labeled ballots and to expand early voting hours to make up for those missed when the office closed to address
In October 2020, the ACLU of Kansas Legal Team wrote letter to Chief Judge James McCabria of the Douglas County District Court and Chief Judge Patricia Macke Dick of the Reno County District Court outlining concerns about blocking members of the public, including media, from viewing criminal cour
On October 2, 2020, the ACLU of Kansas and the Disability Rights Center of Kansas sent a letter to Johnson County Election Commissioner Connie Schmidt about expanding efforts to ensure every Kansas voter is able to cast a ballot in the upcoming election, especially by providing adequate mail ball
We write to request that the Kansas Supreme Court immediately stop the assessment and collection of all fees and fines imposed on youth in the juvenile legal system and their families, in response to the urgent need for economic relief due to the COVID-19 emergency.