Kansas Judge Declines To Block Law That Invalidates Driver’s Licenses for Transgender Individuals
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Kansas Judge Declines to Block Enforcement of Law Invalidating Updated IDs for Transgender Residents
A Kansas district court judge declined to temporarily block enforcement of a new state law that invalidates updated driver's licenses and birth certificates for transgender people and restricts restroom access in government buildings, allowing the measure to remain in effect while litigation proceeds.
New bill invalidates transgender Kansans’ driver’s licenses
Last month, transgender Kansans who had updated their driver’s license or birth certificate to reflect their identity received letters informing them that their updated documents would be invalidated by Feb. 26, with no grace period. This follows the overriding of Gov. Kelly’s veto of Senate Bill 244, a bill that also restricts transgender individuals from using the bathrooms and multi-occupancy spaces that they identify with. The bill allows p…
Transgender people ordered to surrender their Kansas drivers’ licenses
Effective Thursday, February 26, the Kansas state government passed a law that invalidated the drivers licenses of transgender people in the state overnight and ordered them to surrender their IDs. This law is harmful and unconstitutional; the ACLU filed a lawsuit in Kansas state court, working to overturn it, or at least buy time for transgender residents. [Press Release}
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