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Douglas County judge will hear arguments on Friday related to new gender law for driver’s licenses, birth certificates
2+ week, 6+ day ago (648+ words) Mar 3, 2026 - 1:32pm A group of people walk Feb. 6, 2026, through the Statehouse in Topeka, demonstrating opposition to a recently passed bathroom ban. LAWRENCE " Attorneys will argue Friday in court over whether a judge should delay enforcement of a state law that invalidates…...
Kansas law targeting transgender people’s IDs and bathroom use will stay in effect, Douglas County judge rules
1+ week, 5+ day ago (939+ words) Mar 10, 2026 - 6:09pm The Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center is pictured on Sept. 4, 2024. A court ruled Tuesday that a new Kansas law restricting bathroom use and ID changes for transgender people can remain in effect. The ruling means that transgender…...
Kansas AG offers to delay enforcement of anti-trans law while judge weighs challenge
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1232+ words) Mar 6, 2026 - 7:18pm Douglas County District Judge James McCabria talks with attorneys during a hearing on Kansas" new law that restricts transgender individuals to using their biological sex at birth on documents and when they use restrooms in government office buildings. March…...
Thousands of Kansas driver’s licenses, birth certificates set to become invalid this week as new transgender law takes effect
3+ week, 6+ day ago (748+ words) Feb 23, 2026 - 1:25pm The new law takes effect Thursday. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed the measure but the Legislature's GOP supermajorities overrode it last week as Republican state lawmakers across the U.S. have pursued another round of measures to roll back transgender rights....
Trans Kansans and allies use Statehouse restrooms in act of ‘malicious compliance’
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (434+ words) Feb 7, 2026 - 11:25pm TOPEKA " For many trans Kansans and allied activists, Friday wasn't their first time in the state Capitol building in Topeka. Years of commitment to the cause led to the day's event, which organizers called a "pee-in." A group of…...
‘This bill spits on basic human decency’: Kansas Legislature passes bathroom ban without hearing
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1462+ words) Jan 29, 2026 - 11:35am House Majority Leader Chris Croft suspended rules to force an emergency vote immediately after the Jan. 28, 2026, House debate on a bathroom bill forcing people to use facilities aligned with their biological sex at birth. The move pushed the bill…...
New ‘bathroom bill’ forcing transgender compliance makes a comeback at Kansas Statehouse
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1021+ words) Jan 27, 2026 - 3:34pm TOPEKA " The anti-transgender "bathroom bill" made a comeback in Kansas politics Monday after a GOP-led legislative committee pushed out legislation to force anyone using a bathroom in government buildings to use the facility matching their biological sex at birth....
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in female sports
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (829+ words) Jan 13, 2026 - 6:13pm WASHINGTON " The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to deal another setback to transgender people and uphold state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams. The court's conservative majority, which has repeatedly ruled against…...
A look at what new, anti-DEI legislation in Kansas might stop KU, other universities from requiring
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (939+ words) Dec 27, 2025 - 3:08pm December was oversight month at the Kansas Statehouse, as lawmakers gathered for committee meetings to review a variety of topics, including the issue of whether state universities are refraining from pushing diversity, equity and inclusion beliefs upon students. A…...
Kobach’s attorneys cite proposed federal rule that would effectively ban transgender care as evidence in Douglas County case
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (427+ words) Dec 22, 2025 - 12:44pm Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is pictured on Nov. 20, 2025, at the Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center. Attorneys for the State of Kansas who are defending a state law banning gender-affirming care for minors have notified a Douglas…...