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ICLU v. Secretary of State

Filed in 2015, this case, based on the First Amendment, challenges the Indiana law the prohibits people taking photos or other digital images of their ballots. The Southern District Court entered a preliminary injunction against the law.

May 15, 2017

Voices United v. Carmel Clay Schools, et al.

Voices United, a student club at Carmel High School, wanted to hang a pro-choice banner in the school cafeteria in 2014. However, the School’s regulations prohibit clubs from posting advocacy messages in the cafeteria.

May 15, 2017

Willis v. Commissioner

The plaintiff in this 2016 case is an inmate and a subscriber to the San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper.

May 15, 2017

Exodus Refugee Immigration v. Pence

This 2015 case challenged then-Governor Mike Pence’s “suspension” of the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Indiana.

May 15, 2017

Hope v. Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Correction

In 2009 the Indiana Supreme Court held that requiring an individual to register as a sex offender when the person committed his or her offense prior to the law that had imposed the registration obligation violated the Indiana Constitution’s prohibition on ex post facto punishments.

May 15, 2017

Valenti v. Secretary of State

A new law that prevents certain sex offenders from entering schools also prevents them from voting in-person if their voting place is in a school.

May 15, 2017