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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 11 2023

Federal judge denies motion to dismiss in Anderson redistricting fight

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 11, 2023 The lawsuit against city of Anderson Common Council and Madison County Board of Elections for failing to redraw the council districts by the end of 2022 is continuing after a federal judge denied the municipality’s reques “...”

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October 07 2023

FIERY REMARKS: Republican Greg Goode slams Democrats before winning State Senate caucus vote

Greg Goode (right) was elected in a Republican party caucus Saturday to fill the seat in the Indiana General Assembly that Sen. Jon Ford, R-Terre Haute, (left) will vacate Oct. 16. (photo/Dwight Adams) By Dwight Adams The Indiana Citizen October 7, 2023 On Saturday’s crisp fall “...”

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October 04 2023

HISTORY HIGHLIGHT: Sen. Birch Bayh’s pioneering effort for permanent federal disaster relief

Historian Andrew Morris (left) was congratulated after 2023 Birch Bayh Lecture by Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law dean Karen Bravo (middle) and attorney Christopher Bayh, son of the late Sen. Birch Bayh. (photo/Marilyn Odendahl) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana “...”

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September 29 2023

VOTER DRIVE: MCBA attorneys help Indianapolis residents register to cast a ballot

Marion Superior Court Magistrate Judge Terrance Tharpe helped formerly incarcerated individuals get registered to vote as part of the Marion County Bar Association voter registration drive held at the PACE office in Indianapolis. (photo/Marilyn Odendahl) “...”

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September 29 2023

Republican Sen. Randy Maxwell sworn into Indiana Legislature

Sen. Randy Maxwell (R-Guilford, center) is sworn into the Indiana Senate by Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush (right) at the Statehouse. (photo courtesy of Indiana Senate Republicans) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 29, 2023 The newest member of t “...”

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September 25 2023

ICC: Absentee ballot application outage frustrates some election officials, leaves others unaffected

A recount team works on a Republican primary race in Indiana’s House District 32 in the summer of 2022. (Via Indiana Secretary of State’s X account) By LESLIE BONILLA MUÑIZ  The Indiana Capital Chronicle September 25, 2023 For more than two months, Hoosier voters attempting “...”

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September 12 2023

CAUCUS VOTE: Hand-picked Guilford businessman to fill Indiana Senate seat vacated by Chip Perfect

The Dillsboro Civic Club, host of Tuesday night’s Republican Party caucus took place (Photo by Marilyn Odendahl, The Indiana Citizen) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 12, 2023 The Indiana Republican Party convened a caucus of precinct officials within Senat “...”

August 11 2023

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