Kansas drops out of lawsuit targeting senior and disability rights

By: Morgan Chilson

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: June 15, 2026

Words: 499

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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TOPEKA — Kansas withdrew from a federal lawsuit that could overturn decades of progress in disability rights, including increasing institutionalization for elderly and disabled individuals, an advocate said.

Rocky Nichols, executive director of the Disability Rights Center of Kansas, said he was pleased Attorney General Kris Kobach chose to pull Kansas out of the Texas v. Kennedy case that challenges an important section in the Rehabilitation Act. The lawsuit started with 17 states, and just …

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