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Crime & Courts October 17, 2024 - 10:07 am

ACLU challenges Kansas death penalty as ‘arbitrary, racially discriminatory, unreliable’

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

A coalition led by the American Civil Liberties Union has asked a state court to abolish the death penalty in Kansas, arguing it violates constitutional rights, is racially biased and fails to deter crime.

State Government January 30, 2022 - 10:51 pm

Kansas lawmakers rebrand complaints with public education in push for ‘school choice’

by Sherman Smith and Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Lawmakers in the Kansas House began laying the groundwork last week for redirecting taxpayer money from public to private schools by holding a two-hour hearing on complaints two parents have with diversity and inclusion initiatives.

State Government January 24, 2022 - 7:19 pm

Law enforcement officers, legislators resist Kansas House bill banning no-knock warrants

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Advocates for Kansas legislation prohibiting no-knock search warrants on Monday triggered indignation and rebukes from legislators with experience as investigators, attorneys and judges in Kansas.

State Government October 29, 2021 - 11:11 am

Justice Department launches program to keep redlining out of Kansas

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

A new program in Kansas backed by the U.S. Department of Justice aims to identify and snuff the illegal practice of denying a creditworthy applicant a loan for housing in certain neighborhoods. The large gap in homeownership rates between white and Black families is greater today than it was before the passage of the Fair Housing Act.

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Lawrence news October 9, 2021 - 4:03 pm

How to register to vote, request a mail ballot and more for Lawrence city elections

by Mackenzie Clark

A quick guide to why Lawrence city elections matter, how to register to vote fast, how to vote from your couch on your own time, and more. Tuesday, Oct. 12 is the deadline to register.

State News September 4, 2021 - 10:53 am

ACLU, public defenders urge White House to shut down violent private corrections facility in Kansas

by Allison Kite, Kansas Reflector

The violence and neglect suffered by inmates at a pre-trial detention facility in Leavenworth has become so severe the facility should be shut down, a group of civil rights leaders and public defenders wrote in a letter to officials in Kansas and Washington, D.C.

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Education August 1, 2021 - 9:01 pm

Lesbian student’s courage prevails over bigotry by Kansas middle school principal and bus driver

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

When 8th-grader Izzy Dieker told her friend, “I’m a lesbian,” a bus driver stopped the bus and confronted the 14-year-old about her use of “inappropriate” language, and the girl was suspended from school.

State News July 15, 2021 - 11:41 am

Kansas ACLU’s executive director steps down

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas announced Thursday executive director Nadine Johnson has stepped down.

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State News July 14, 2021 - 2:25 pm

Kansas judge to decide whether secretary of state can hide public records by altering software

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

An attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas says the state’s open records law might as well not exist if Secretary of State Scott Schwab is allowed to keep public information hidden by reconfiguring software.

State News June 28, 2021 - 2:33 pm

U.S. Supreme Court affirms transgender rights in declining to hear school bathroom case

by Laura Olson, Kansas Reflector

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will not hear a case of a transgender student in Virginia who was barred from using the boys’ bathroom, a decision that affirms lower-court rulings that said treating transgender students differently violates federal law.

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