IU Prof: SCOTUS taking up abortion pill a ‘momentous occurrence’
(Photo/Pexels.com) By Joe Ulery Public News Service December 19, 2023 As the United States Supreme Court decides whether the abortion pill is safe, some legal scholars predict the decision may backfire on anti-abortion advocates. The case paving the way for the nation’s hig “...”
‘DRIVING FORCE’: Indiana attorney Marilyn Smith honored for making justice more accessible to low-income Hoosiers
Marilyn Smith, Indiana Bar Foundation senior counsel (right), was recognized recently by Charles Dunlap, president and CEO of the bar foundation, and other members of the legal community for her work in civil legal aid. (Photo/Indiana Bar Foundation) By Marilyn Odendahl The India “...”
Indiana Republican candidates for governor differ on income tax, economic development
The Republican gubernatorial candidates who spoke during the Dentons Legislative Conference Wednesday in Indianapolis were (from left) Eric Doden, Curtis Hill, moderator Tobin McClamroch, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Brad Chambers. Sen. Mike Braun appeared in a video message. (P “...”
COMMENT CONCERNS: AG Rokita’s recent statement raises questions about retaliation and partisanship
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 12, 2023 A reference Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita made to two private attorneys’ voting and campaign contribution records has one lawmaker calling the remarks “bothersome” and “unnecessary attacks” that undermine “...”
ICC: Disciplinary commission files to unseal Rokita agreement after contradictory remarks
By NIKI KELLY Indiana Capital Chronicle December 11, 2023 The Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission on Monday filed a petition asking to release a conditional agreement signed by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita after he publicly denied wrongdoing following a settleme “...”
Indiana Bar Foundation offers 6th-grade civics teaching materials to middle school educators
(Photo/Pexels.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 8, 2023 As Indiana educators prepare to teach the new required semester of sixth-grade civics, the Indiana Bar Foundation has released a comprehensive series of resources and classroom materials about the foundat “...”
ICC: Judge finds primary law unconstitutional; grants Rust injunction
John Rust leaves the courtroom Wednesday Nov. 1 after a hearing on his case to get on the Republican primary ballot for U.S. Senate. (Niki Kelly/Indiana Capital Chronicle) By WHITNEY DOWNARD Indiana Capital Chronicle December 7, 2023 A candidate for Congress won an injunction f “...”
Indiana COA presses state on its refusal to extend RFRA protections to abortions
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 6, 2023 During Wednesday’s oral arguments in the religious freedom challenge to Indiana’s near-total abortion ban, the state’s attorney, James Barta, struggled to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that the state’s re “...”
SHABAZZ COMMENTARY: Rokita’s famous last words
By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz IndyPolitics.org December 4, 2023 “Curtis Hill has put himself ahead of his elected office and our values because of his bad judgment, not just on one night, but in a long pattern of inappropriate behavior. Personal responsibility is saying you’ “...”
Poll taps into Americans’ hunger to change electoral system
(Photo/Pexels.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 1, 2023 Just as Americans like a variety of foods at their holiday dining table, they seem to have an appetite for variety in their electoral system, a new survey suggests. The poll, conducted by Citizen Data on “...”