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13 Kansas Cases
Kansas
Jun 2020
![Voting](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web15-siteimages-voting-1012x729-600x432.jpg)
Fish v. Schwab (formerly Fish v. Kobach)
This lawsuit challenges Kansas’ documentary proof-of-citizenship law which requires people, when they register to vote, to show documents to prove their citizenship. It violates the National Voter Registration Act, a federal law designed to make it easier for Americans to register to vote and maintain their registrations.
Status: Ongoing
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![Voting](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web15-siteimages-voting-1012x729-600x432.jpg)
Kansas
Voting Rights
Fish v. Schwab (formerly Fish v. Kobach)
This lawsuit challenges Kansas’ documentary proof-of-citizenship law which requires people, when they register to vote, to show documents to prove their citizenship. It violates the National Voter Registration Act, a federal law designed to make it easier for Americans to register to vote and maintain their registrations.
Jun 2020
Status: Ongoing
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Kansas
Jun 2018
![Kansas Crossroads Foundation v. Markle](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Kansas Crossroads Foundation v. Markle
Status: Ongoing
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Kansas
Smart Justice
Kansas Crossroads Foundation v. Markle
Jun 2018
Status: Ongoing
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Kansas
Oct 2017
![Esther Koontz](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/WEB17-koontz-v-watson-1160x864-600x447.jpg)
Koontz v. Watson — Challenge to Kansas Law Targeting Boycotts of Israel
The ACLU has filed a federal lawsuit arguing a Kansas law requiring all state contractors to certify that they aren’t boycotting Israel violates the First Amendment.
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![Esther Koontz](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/WEB17-koontz-v-watson-1160x864-600x447.jpg)
Kansas
Free Speech
Koontz v. Watson — Challenge to Kansas Law Targeting Boycotts of Israel
The ACLU has filed a federal lawsuit arguing a Kansas law requiring all state contractors to certify that they aren’t boycotting Israel violates the First Amendment.
Oct 2017
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Kansas
Nov 2016
![Brown v. Kobach](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Brown v. Kobach
The ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging Kansas’ dual voter registration system, charging it violates the Kansas Constitution and state law.
The dual system prevents qualified Kansas voters from voting in state and local elections due solely to their method of registration. In mid-July, Secretary of State Kris Kobach received administrative approval of a temporary regulation aimed at formalizing this system, which a court has already declared violates state law.
Status: Ongoing
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Kansas
Voting Rights
Brown v. Kobach
The ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging Kansas’ dual voter registration system, charging it violates the Kansas Constitution and state law.
The dual system prevents qualified Kansas voters from voting in state and local elections due solely to their method of registration. In mid-July, Secretary of State Kris Kobach received administrative approval of a temporary regulation aimed at formalizing this system, which a court has already declared violates state law.
Nov 2016
Status: Ongoing
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