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November 17 2023

AG Rokita’s approved delay in exemption to ‘dollar law’ could cost taxpayers a lot of money, IPS says

The Raymond F. Brandes School 65 is one of two unused buildings Indianapolis Public Schools claims is exempted from the state’s dollar law. (Photo/Marilyn Odendahl) By Dwight Adams The Indiana Citizen November 17, 2023 (Editor’s note: this story has been updated to re “...”

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November 14 2023

AG Rokita seeks to keep Indiana Supreme Court disciplinary complaint out of his moonlighting fight

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 14, 2023 (Editor’s note: this story has been corrected to clarify Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita was reprimanded for violating two rules of professional conduct.) Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is trying to preven “...”

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November 03 2023

‘DISTURBING’ CONDUCT: Attorneys condemn AG Rokita’s response to public reprimand

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 3, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s response to his public reprimand has angered some prominent members of the legal profession and spurred at least one attorney to draft a new disciplinary grievance against the state “...”

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November 02 2023

DEFIANT RESPONSE: AG Rokita accepts misconduct reprimand, says decision ‘will save a lot of taxpayer money’

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 2, 2023 Even as he was slapped with a public reprimand from the Indiana Supreme Court, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is still defiant, maintaining his statements were “truthful” in his public remarks about an inv “...”

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October 16 2023

AG Rokita appeals class certification in lawsuit claiming Indiana’s abortion law violates RFRA

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 16, 2023 In a lawsuit citing religious freedom to challenge Indiana’s near-total abortion ban, the state’s attorney general is attempting to overturn the trial court’s class-certification ruling in the case. The lawsuit – An “...”

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October 05 2023

TAKING ON TIKTOK: Indiana AG Rokita continues duel with social-media app over use of Hoosiers’ data

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 4, 2023 Nearly a year after first suing TikTok amid concerns about the Chinese government accessing the user data to spy on Hoosiers, Indiana is fighting to keep the lawsuit alive as the video-sharing app argues the state’s compla “...”

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September 27 2023

The Bopp Law Firm handling 5 cases for AG Rokita’s office

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 26, 2023 Since signing a $250,000 contract in April to provide legal assistance for Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office, conservative attorney James Bopp, Jr., has begun representing state defendants in five cases. In “...”

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September 25 2023

ATTORNEY ETHICS: AG Rokita’s actions hint at negotiations with disciplinary commission in his misconduct case

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 25, 2023 The admissions last week by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita that statements he made on national television in the summer of 2022 could “reasonably be considered” to violate attorney ethics have surprised members “...”

September 18 2023

DISCIPLINARY CHARGES: AG Rokita faces 3 allegations of attorney misconduct in Caitlin Bernard case

By  Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 18, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has been charged with three counts of attorney misconduct by the Indiana Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Commission, which said comments he made about Indianapolis OB/GYN Caitlin “...”

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September 15 2023

AG Rokita slaps IU Health with privacy lawsuit in Caitlin Bernard case

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 15, 2023 Sixteen days after declaring “we won” in its fight against Indianapolis OB/GYN Caitlin Bernard, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office has filed a lawsuit against IU Health and IU Healthcare Associates, claim “...”