MOONLIGHTING CASE DENIED: Indiana Supreme Court won’t hear appeal, allowing AG Rokita to keep advisory report confidential
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 30, 2024 The Indiana Supreme Court has declined to hear the dispute over an inspector general’s report on Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s former moonlighting gig, upholding a lower court’s decision which applied a last-m “...”
PATIENT PRIVACY: AG Rokita claims victory after dropping IU Health lawsuit, but a federal judge had already dismissed the case
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 13, 2024 Claiming a “win for patient privacy,” Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office has dropped its lawsuit against Indiana University Health, but a federal court had already tossed the case in June, finding the “...”
SANCTUARY DISPUTE ADVANCES: AG Rokita ‘pushing forward’ with lawsuits against Monroe County and Gary, after claiming victory in East Chicago case
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 2, 2024 As Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita claimed a “big win” in his sanctuary cities lawsuit against the city of East Chicago, his office is continuing to litigate a similar lawsuit against the Monroe County Sheriff and pr “...”
COUNSEL QUITS: Famed conservative lawyer Jim Bopp suddenly withdraws from handling cases for AG Rokita
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 19, 2024 Prominent conservative attorney James Bopp Jr. has parted ways with Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office, withdrawing from ongoing cases and ending his $250,000 contract. On Thursday, Bopp filed motions to withdraw “...”
THIRD INVESTIGATION: Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission reviewing AG Rokita’s statements about terminated pregnancy reports
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 11, 2024 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is being asked to respond to another disciplinary grievance filed against him, this time for statements he made during a news conference about the terminated pregnancy reports filed “...”
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 “...”
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 “...”
ROKITA CRITIC APPEALS: Tully turns to Indiana Supreme Court to get advisory report on AG’s moonlighting
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 13, 2024 Indianapolis resident Barbara Tully has appealed to the Indiana Supreme Court in her fight to learn more about the private-sector job Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita continued to hold when he first took offi “...”
‘SWIFT LEGAL CONSEQUENCES’: AG Rokita’s demand to rescind ‘sanctuary city’ policies called political ploy by critics
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 31, 2024 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is threatening four municipalities across the state with legal action if they do not rescind local policies that, he says, enable illegal immigration, but state Senate Democrat “...”
REVERSED RULING: Court of Appeals finds amended state statute blocking access to AG Rokita’s moonlighting report is constitutional
Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 2, 2024 The Court of Appeals of Indiana has upheld an amendment to state law which allows Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita to keep secret a report about his previous moonlighting gig, even though that amendment was writte “...”