News & Commentary
Dec 09, 2015
State Can't Enforce Ballot Selfie Law
On October 20, 2015, Judge Sarah Evans Barker ruled on our challenge to an Indiana law, that would have made it a level six felony for a voter to take a ballot "selfie" at the polls or to share it on social networks.
Dec 09, 2015
Stepping in for Hep C patients whose lives are at risk
A Fort Wayne mom who has early-stage Hepatitis C is one of thousands of individuals across Indiana whose lives could possibly be saved through an ACLU of Indiana class-action lawsuit filed in November, 2015.
Dec 08, 2015
Adoption of Severely Disabled Grandchildren Should Not Reduce Couple's Benefits
In October 2015, the ACLU of Indiana brought a lawsuit against the Indiana Department of Child Services on behalf of a Greene County couple, Julie and David Arthur, who have been providing care for their three special needs grandchildren.
Dec 04, 2015
'Christmas Spectacular' Live Nativity Scene Ruled an Endorsement of Religion
A child and his father, along with the Freedom From Religion Foundation and the ACLU, won a preliminary injunction on December 2, 2015 to stop Concord Community Schools in Elkhart County from putting on a live nativity scene as part of its 2015 "Christmas Spectacular."Public school curriculum must always serve a secular educational purpose.The ru
Sep 09, 2015
Winning our Challenge to Marion County's Judicial Election System
On Sept. 9, 2015, the ACLU pf Indiana won a challenge to Marion County's judicial election system in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The lawsuit had been brought in Nov., 2012 by Common Cause Indiana, and challenged the constitutionality of Indiana Code _ 33-33-49-13, which resulted in each major party nominating candidates for only one half of judicial vacancies.
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