Rokita: No “woke” ESG criteria allowed in pension investments
By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle Sept. 2, 2022 Indiana and its investment managers can’t make government employee pension system investments based on environmental, social or governance criteria, Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) wrote in an advisory opinion “...”
Brooks, Tinder slam Attorney General Rokita for baseless claims
By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle August 12, 2022 Former U.S. Congresswoman Susan Brooks and former federal judge John Tinder, in a Wall Street Journal column Wednesday, excoriated Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) for his investigation of the physician “...”
Anti-Common Core activist failed to register as lobbyist for Rokita’s office
By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle August 9, 2022 A Hoosiers Against Common Core co-founder turned policy consultant and state contractor mistakenly registered as a lobbyist for the city of Indianapolis rather than the state of Indiana, Attorney General Todd Rokita “...”
Rokita’s TikTok legal battle part of array of contingency fee contracts
By: Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle August 1, 2022 When Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office jumped onto a multi-state, bipartisan investigation of social media giant TikTok, it wasn’t initially clear his office would outsource the work to a Washington “...”
Former IU law school dean calls for Rokita disciplinary investigation
By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle July 19, 2022 Indiana’s attorney general maintains he did nothing wrong after a former Indiana University provost and law school dean called for a disciplinary investigation into his televised statements about the doctor who oversaw “...”
AG Rokita receives ‘cease and desist’ from doctor in 10-year-old’s abortion
By Whitney Downard and Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle July 15, 2022 An attorney representing an Indianapolis doctor has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Attorney General Todd Rokita (above, right) advising him to stop making false and misleading statements about the docto “...”
Rokita, Shabazz reach settlement on press-access lawsuit
Journalist Abdul-Hakim Shabazz has had his admission to press conferences with Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) restored—though he says he doubts he’ll be called on for questions any time soon. The two reached an agreement before Shabazz v. Rokita could land in cour “...”
Shabazz v. Rokita lawsuit could hold long-term implications for journalists
The maneuvering continues in the federal lawsuit between Attorney General Todd Rokita and journalist Abdul-Hakim Shabazz (above) that a First Amendment expert says could hold significant implications for how the press covers public officials. The lawsuit—Shabazz v. Rokita—ste “...”
ACLU joins journalist Abdul-Hakim Shabazz in First Amendment lawsuit against AG Rokita
Last year, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita denied journalist Abdul-Hakim Shabazz (above) entry to a press conference through a spokesperson, who said he was not “credentialed media.” Now Shabazz has filed a suit against the AG. Shabazz has been covering politics in India “...”
Shabazz awaits response from AG Rokita, SPJ demands an apology
The Indiana Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is demanding an apology from Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) to journalist Abdul-Hakim Shabazz after excluding him from a news conference. Shabazz was denied access to Rokita’s press conference on robocalls “...”