U.S. District Judge John Coughenour repeatedly interrupted a Justice Department lawyer during arguments to ask how he could consider the order constitutional. When the attorney said he’d like a chance to explain it in a full briefing, Coughenour told him the hearing was his chance.
Middle-schoolers from across the state were on hand Tuesday as 75 new U.S. citizens were honored at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Indianapolis as part of the Indiana Bar Foundation’s We The People program.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is heeding the demands of the more conservative wing of his Republican conference and has teed up a vote this week on a bill that would keep the federal government funded for six more months and require states to obtain proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, when registering a person to vote.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would require individuals registering to vote to provide proof of citizenship to participate in federal elections.
The U.S. citizenship test is being updated, and some immigrants and advocates worry the changes will hurt test-takers with lower levels of English proficiency.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal seeking to give people born in American Samoa U.S. citizenship.