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7th Circuit prohibits sex offender from voting at local high school

May 8, 2018

In a decision handed down one day before Indiana’s 2018 primary election, the 7^th Circuit Court of Appeals found a rational relationship between an Indiana statute prohibiting sex offenders from entering school property and the state’s interest in protecting children. The court ruled the state does not violate a convicted sex offender’s voting rights by prohibiting him from voting at a polling place located in a high school, and instead requiring him to vote via one of three alternatives.

Clerk: Trump slogan banned from clothing in Indiana primary

May 8, 2018

A county clerk says Indiana election officers have directed poll workers not to allow anyone into voting stations with clothing sporting the phrase “Make America Great Again,” a slogan popularized by Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

AP: Indiana GOP locked candidate out of database

April 13, 2018

Senate candidate Todd Rokita likely violated ethics laws as Indiana’s secretary of state by repeatedly accessing a Republican donor database from his government office, prompting party officials to lock him out of the system until he angrily complained, three former GOP officials told The Associated Press.

Comey compares Trump to mob boss, Trump cries ‘slime ball’

April 13, 2018

Firing back at a sharply critical book by former FBI director James Comey, President Donald Trump blasted him Friday as an “untruthful slime ball,” saying, “It was my great honor to fire James Comey!”

Fishers renews $240K legal deal with congressman’s wife

March 28, 2018

The Indianapolis suburb of Fishers has renewed a $20,000-a-month, part-time legal services contract with the wife of Republican Senate candidate Luke Messer.

Another key redistricting case goes in front of high court

March 27, 2018

The Supreme Court of the United States has already heard a major case about political line-drawing that has the potential to reshape American politics. Now, before even deciding that one, the court is taking up another similar case.

Holcomb seeks $5 million to boost school security

March 12, 2018

Indiana’s governor has asked legislators to approve a $5 million boost for a state grant program aimed at helping improve school security.

Rokita skipping televised Indiana GOP Senate debate

March 12, 2018

U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita has decided to skip a televised debate planned for next month with the two other candidates seeking the Republican U.S. Senate nomination.

Indiana Legislature taking pass on steps wooing Amazon

March 12, 2018

Indiana lawmakers are poised to wrap up this year’s legislative session without taking action to boost the chances of Indianapolis luring Amazon’s second headquarters and its tempting promise of 50,000 high-paying jobs.

AP source: Ex-FBI No. 2 to be criticized in watchdog report

March 2, 2018

The Justice Department’s inspector general is expected to criticize former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe as part of its investigation into the bureau’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday night.

Dems release Russia probe memo defending FBI surveillance

February 26, 2018

Two weeks after President Donald Trump blocked its full release, the House Intelligence Committee published a partially blacked-out version of a classified Democratic memo aiming to counter a GOP narrative that the FBI and Justice Department conspired against Trump as they investigated his ties to Russia.

Ex-Trump campaign aide agrees to guilty plea in Russia probe

February 23, 2018

A former top adviser to President Donald Trump’s campaign is expected to plead guilty in the special counsel’s Russia probe, a person familiar with the decision said Friday.

Republican Senate candidates to debate in Indianapolis

February 20, 2018

Candidates in Indiana’s raucous Republican U.S. Senate primary are set to participate in their first debate.

Special counsel files new charge in Russia probe

February 20, 2018

The special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election charged an attorney Tuesday with lying to federal investigators about his interactions with a former Trump campaign official.

Kremlin dismisses US election indictment as lacking evidence

February 19, 2018

The Kremlin has dismissed a U.S. indictment that charged 13 Russians with interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election as lacking evidence.

Judge in Manafort case chides lawyers over sealed filings

February 15, 2018

The judge presiding over the criminal prosecutions of two of the men charged in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation chided lawyers Wednesday for the number of sealed filings they’ve made and said she was determined to set a trial date soon to keep the case moving forward.

McKinney professor testifies on voting case’s lasting effects

February 9, 2018

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in a key voting rights case necessitates the Department of Justice take corrective action before the 2020 census, an Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law professor testified.

Gerrymandering challenges keep rising

February 6, 2018

Attorneys at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP are part of the legal team representing Michigan voters who filed a complaint in December over partisan gerrymandering. The suit brought to seven the number of such challenges filed since 2016 and fueled hope that the U.S. Supreme Court will rule the practice unconstitutional and offer guidance for how to draw district lines.

Marion County to expand early voting, switch to vote centers in 2019

January 25, 2018

Voters in Marion County will have more options starting with the 2019 elections due to long-debated changes approved Wednesday that expand early voting and create vote centers in the county.

No. 2 Indiana House Democrat won’t seek re-election

January 4, 2018

Another top-ranking Democrat in the Indiana Legislature has decided to not seek re-election after this year's session.

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