Tag: American Civil Liberties Union
Senate passes transgender athletics bill
Kansas on Wednesday night moved toward joining a handful of states to pass a ban on transgender girls and women from participating in interscholastic...
ACLU seeks $3.3 million in legal fees for citizenship case
The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking $3.3 million in legal fees after prevailing in its legal battle to stop the state's proof-of-citizenship requirement...
ACLU’s legal director departs
American Civil Liberties Union legal director Lauren Bonds, once described as "quiet thunder," is stepping down after playing a pivotal role in the group's...
UPDATED: U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear citizenship case
(Updated to include comments from Kobach, ACLU, and the attorney general)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away Kansas' request to uphold a controversial...
UPDATED: Activist sues to gain access to provisional ballots
(UPDATED: Includes late Thursday afternoon response from the secretary of state)
Voting rights activist Davis Hammet is going to court to force Secretary of State...
UPDATED: Schmidt will appeal voter citizenship case to SCOTUS
(Updated to include comments from Kobach and the ACLU)
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Tuesday he will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review...
Sunday Reader: Kobach ad flap, Pandemic politics
Good morning everyone:
We hope everyone is healthy this Sunday morning. A very busy political week with key Farm Bureau endorsements, U.S. Senate candidates David...
Sunday Reader: Understaffed Medicaid fraud unit and more
Good morning everyone:
We sincerely hope there is more on your mind today than politics. The Chiefs play their biggest game since 1970, so we...
Schwab waiting to make decision on Crosscheck’s future
Secretary of State Scott Schwab said Tuesday that he was holding off on immediately deciding the future of a controversial national database employed to...
Capitol protester case appears near resolution
A free speech case centered on Capitol protests last spring appears to be nearing an end with Gov. Laura Kelly's administration introducing a new,...
