News & Commentary

The ACLU of Indiana is in the heat of #FreeSpeechSummer, litigating three new cases protecting Hoosiers’ First Amendment rights.

Celebrate Indiana's LGBTQ+ community by attending a Pride event near you!

Students, faculty, and the Bloomington community are calling for officials to return to the university’s unwavering support of free speech after IU officials have betrayed fundamental free speech principles in their response to pro-Palestinian protests. 

Indiana’s new election law is a step backwards in the effort to protect voting rights.

For Transgender Day of Visibility, we asked Hoosiers to write messages of hope and affirmation to trans youth in Indiana to let them know they are loved and supported. Here are some of the messages you sent.

By Joel Wieneke: Senior Staff Attorney, Indiana Public Defender Council

An ACLU breakdown of the 2024 Indiana legislative session, including how lawmakers voted on key bills affecting Hoosiers’ rights.

The clear message from Indiana elected officials to LGBTQ Hoosiers recently has been: go away. But we’re not leaving.

Indiana legislators are pushing through a bill authorizing public schools to hire or recruiting volunteer “school chaplains.”