State denied preliminary injunction in lawsuit against TikTok
An Allen County judge has denied Indiana’s motion for preliminary injunction against popular social media platform TikTok.
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Indiana receives $136M from tobacco settlement
Indiana continues to receive annual payments from the tobacco industry as part of a master settlement agreement first reached in 1998 with 46 states. Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office said the state last week received a $136 million payment.
Indiana AG’s motion to drop lawsuit granted by judge
The Marion Circuit Court has granted Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s notice of withdrawal of motion in a lawsuit involving an Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old Ohio girl.
Indiana AG Rokita not reopening lawsuit originally filed by Indianapolis abortion doctor
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a notice Friday to drop his attempt to reopen a lawsuit filed by an Indianapolis abortion doctor.
AG Rokita encourages Hoosiers to participate in Drug Take Back Day
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is encouraging Hoosiers to drop off their expired, unused, and unnecessary medications to disposal sites across the state as part of Saturday’s National Drug Take Back Day.
Shipshewana car dealer facing lawsuit for allegedly rolling back odometers
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Friday announced a lawsuit against a car dealer in LaGrange County. The suit claims Flexible Auto Sales LLC and its owner, John Allen, rolled back odometers on vehicles sold to at least 43 customers.
Indiana AG office releases annual report for 2022
The Office of the Indiana Attorney General released its annual report last week, with the office reporting itrecovered more than $475 million in 2022.
AG’s office attempts to recover funds from Clinton Co. sheriff, wife for misuse of public funds
The Indiana Attorney General’s Office has filed a complaint to recover public funds from the Clinton County sheriff and his wife, who are also facing conflict of interest and official misconduct charges for alleged misuse of jail commissary funds.
4 attorneys assigned to abortion-related litigation resign from Indiana AG’s office; Rokita says departures unrelated to Bernard case
With key hearings scheduled in licensing and civil litigation against Indianapolis OB-GYN Dr. Caitlin Bernard this month, the Indiana Attorney General’s Office will be down four attorneys who worked on the case but have now resigned.
AG’s office reaches $75K settlement with entities engaged in Marion Co. real estate fraud
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has reached a $75,000 settlement with eight respondents who were part of a real estate fraud operation in Marion County.
State obtains more than $250K from deceptive loans settlement
Attorney General Todd Rokita and the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions have obtained a settlement of more than $250,000 from a group of Indiana companies that originated deceptive and unlicensed personal loans to Hoosiers purchasing vehicles.
AG Rokita confirms he will seek reelection in 2024
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has confirmed that he will seek reelection in 2024.
Attorney general finds Indianapolis Public Schools did not violate $1 law
Indianapolis Public Schools did not violate a controversial state law that requires school districts to offer unused classroom buildings to charter schools for $1, the Indiana Attorney General’s Office concluded Tuesday.
Ex-AG Hill wins summary judgment on defamation, invasion of privacy claims; federal case dismissed with prejudice
Former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has secured another victory in the yearslong legal fallout from accusations that he drunkenly groped four women at a party, this time winning summary judgment in state court.
Near-total abortion ban goes before IN justices for procedural, constitutional questions
Little more than six months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Indiana’s high court heard arguments Thursday in the case challenging the near-total abortion ban enacted in the state after the federal justices ended the federal right to an abortion.
Lawsuit in K-12 trans athlete sports ban dropped after client moves to charter school
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has dropped a lawsuit challenging a 2022 law that bans transgender girls from participating in K-12 girls’ sports after its client transferred to a charter school.
Indiana medical board sets doctor’s hearing in abortion case
Indiana’s medical licensing board next month will hear a case regarding the Indianapolis doctor who this past summer provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio.
Google to pay Indiana $20 million to resolve privacy suit
Google will pay Indiana $20 million to resolve the state’s lawsuit against the technology giant over allegedly deceptive location tracking practices, state Attorney General Todd Rokita announced.
Ex-AG Hill accusers appeal grant of summary judgment to Legislature on Title VII claims
The federal case stemming from the sexual misconduct allegations against former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is headed back to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, this time on the question of whether the Indiana Legislature violated the federal rights of three of Hill’s accusers.
Legislature seeks $11K from ex-AG Hill accusers after summary judgment win
Following a victory on summary judgment last month, the Indiana House and Senate are requesting more than $11,000 in court costs from three of the women who accused former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill of sexual misconduct.