Following a challenge by the ACLU, a federal judge said Kansas troopers thwarted the 14th Amendment. But a federal appeals panel decided better training is enough to remedy the violations.

"We are emphatically reminding KHP that it has been violating the Constitution," judges said in a ruling on Kansas Day involving the Highway Patrol.

10th Circuit, 2-1, rules ignoring emergency signal from jail detainees is clear constitutional violation 'This court has established a "general constitutional rule" against ignoring an inmate’s ...