DEATH PENALTY RETURN? Indiana seeks to resume executions with pentobarbital but defense attorneys call it ‘a bad idea’
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 28, 2024 The decision by Gov. Eric Holcomb and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita to seek the court’s permission to resume executions of death row inmates is drawing criticism from lawyers who have defended individuals against the “...”
VOTER LISTS: Conservative legal group’s letter asking state to use DHS to identify any noncitizens on voter rolls draws criticism
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 28, 2024 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales is among the 50 secretaries of state who received a letter this week advising them the U.S. Department of Homeland Security could be used as a resource to potentially identify noncitize “...”
‘PART OF THEIR COMMUNITIES’: Innovative civics program gives Indianapolis students in-depth look at federal courts
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 27, 2024 After introducing himself and welcoming the students to his courtroom, U.S. Magistrate Judge Tim Baker of the Southern District of Indiana pulled a copy of the Constitution from his pocket and began reviewing Article II “...”
RACE TO NOMINATION: Democratic AG candidates make appeals to voters at Statehouse rally on Dobbs anniversary
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 26, 2024 Both Democratic candidates for Indiana attorney general, Beth White and Destiny Wells, spoke to voters on the steps of the Statehouse Monday evening, encouraging them to elect a Democrat as the state’s top lawyer for “...”
DOCTORS INTERVENE: 2 Indiana OB/GYNs say releasing terminated pregnancy reports flouts medical licensing board’s guidance
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 24, 2024 Two Indianapolis OB/GYNs are being allowed to intervene in the lawsuit filed against the Indiana Department of Health for no longer releasing the terminated pregnancy reports, which provide information on the individual aborti “...”
NO SHOW: Hoosier women asked to flex economic muscle by striking on Dobbs ruling’s anniversary
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 21, 2024 To mark the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned women’s right to abortion, Women 4 Change Indiana wants Hoosier women to go on strike on Monday – no work, no school and no spending mon “...”
ELECTION GUIDE RAISES SCRUTINY: Voting rights coalition writes Morales on concerns over potential for police at polling sites
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 17, 2024 All IN for Democracy, a coalition of 25 organizations focused on voting rights and accessibility, is seeking to meet with Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales over concerns about the potential use of law enforcement at pol “...”
BACK ON THE BALLOT: AG Rokita wins GOP nomination, tells party delegates they all must stand up to ‘Democrat woke bullies’
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 15, 2024 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita took the gloves off – literally and figuratively – when he spoke to the delegates at the Indiana Republican Party convention on Saturday. “We live in a time when there is only one par “...”
GOP CONVENTION UPSET: Beckwith pulls off shocker, defeating Mike Braun’s pick in race for lieutenant governor
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 16, 2024 After pulling off a stunning victory and capturing the Indiana Republican Party’s nomination for lieutenant governor, Noblesville pastor Micah Beckwith said he would work to make Indiana GOP gubernatorial nominee Mike Brau “...”
ROKITA’S EDGE: Despite controversies, AG is unopposed for GOP nomination due to popularity with party faithful
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 14, 2024 Four years ago, Todd Rokita warned Republicans that the conduct of then-Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill would be a drag on the entire state GOP ticket in the 2020 general election. Hill had just had h “...”