On behalf of an Indianapolis school teacher, the American Civil Liberties of Indiana is continuing in efforts to obtain an injunction against a new state law that prohibits instruction on human sexuality in grades K-3.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is asking the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn the preliminary injunction entered against a new Indiana law banning gender transition care for minors.
Attorneys challenging the state’s abortion ban on religious freedom grounds asked the trial court on Monday to dispel confusion in that case by explicitly stating a preliminary injunction extends to all members of the class-action suit.
Guardians ad litem have been part of civil family law cases for decades, but there have never been any formal guidelines for the role of a GAL in the Indiana judicial system. The Indiana Supreme Court is taking steps to change that.
To Indiana medical marijuana supporters, it seems like popular opinion is on their side. Whatever public support exists, however, it didn’t result in the passage of any new bills in 2023.
The Indiana Supreme Court has vacated the preliminary injunction against the state’s controversial near-total abortion ban, reinstating the law. Lawmakers on both sides of the issue are reacting strongly.
The bulk of this year’s new legislation will take effect July 1, with changes ranging from increased access to contraceptives to greater restrictions for public school educators.
In a budget year that brought in new legislators following last November’s elections, Indiana lawmakers tackled more than one controversial topic in 2023.
One of the new laws to emerge from the state’s 2023 legislative session could attract new advanced recycling companies to Indiana, something industry advocates and lawmakers hope results in less plastic going to landfills and more jobs coming into the state.
A law that would have banned gender transition procedures for Indiana minors has been preliminarily enjoined by a federal judge, just two days after hearing oral arguments and shortly before the law was scheduled to take effect July 1.
Signed into law earlier this month, HEA 1006 is designed to allow Hoosiers experiencing a mental health crisis to get treatment in a local hospital, rather than in prison or jail.
The Indiana General Assembly has passed, and Gov. Holcomb signed into law, Senate Enrolled Act 468, which amends the Uniform Commercial Code to keep pace with legal and technological developments. The new law takes effect July 1.
Indiana’s powerful electric utility companies exited the state’s recent legislative session wielding key legislative victories, though it might take years to know the ultimate ramifications.
The Indiana General Assembly has adjourned for its 2023 session, and Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed about 250 bills into law. Here is an update on key legislation affecting not only lawyers, but all Hoosiers statewide.
To add further protection to juveniles’ rights when they’re interrogated by police, a new Indiana law passed this legislative session puts the onus on law enforcement to always be truthful.
A lawsuit challenging a law banning gender-affirming care for minors is seeking class certification, but a judge has ordered plaintiffs to show cause why briefing on that issue should not be stayed until the court rules on their preliminary injunction motion.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed 91 bills on Thursday, finishing this year’s legislative session without vetoing any of the 252 bills sent to his desk by state lawmakers.
Women in Indiana will be able to obtain birth control without a doctor’s prescription under a bill signed into law Monday, which grants broader access to contraception months after the Republican-dominated Legislature enacted a statewide abortion ban.
The Indiana General Assembly concluded the year’s regular session early Friday. Here are some key issues debated during the nearly four-month session.
Indiana lawmakers on Thursday gave their final approval to a bill that could make it easier to ban books from public school libraries.