John Hanna, Associated Press
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Kansas state Rep. Stephanie Byers, D-Wichita, speaks to reporters following a hearing on a bill that would bar transgender athletes from competing in girls and women s sports in K-12 schools and colleges, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Byers is the first transgender member of the Legislature and opposes the bill. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
TOPEKA LGBTQ-rights advocates warned Kansas legislators Tuesday that their discussion of a proposed ban on transgender students in girls and women’s school sports would lead to bullying, and one group promised to sue the state if such a law is enacted.
Critics: Kansas bill on trans athletes will cause bullying
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Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector
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Kendall Seal, director of advocacy for the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, speaks Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, calling a proposed measure delaying the state s speedy trial requirement an affront to the state and U.S. constitutions.
TOPEKA Opponents of a proposal to delay or eliminate Kansans’ right to a speedy trial say if passed, the measure would be an affront to the constitution and open the door for litigation and unnecessary expenses for the state.
Amid the pandemic, jury trials have all but ceased across the county. Under the state’s current COVID-19 emergency declaration, which expires at the end of March, Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert has the authority to pause trial deadlines.
Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector
Topeka Thirty-one percent of people in Kansas who were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement between 2015 and 2018 had no criminal conviction or just a minor traffic offense, according to records compiled into a new statewide data tool made available by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas.
Information sourced from the Syracuse TRAC system details the number of ICE arrests and removals in Kansas and the highest level of crime committed, if any. In 2019, 359 people in Kansas were removed by ICE, down from 621 in 2018. On top of that, 576 Kansans were arrested by ICE in 2018; there is no data available in this category for 2019.