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Seventh Circuit to Hear Arguments in ACLU of Indiana’s Challenge to State’s “25-Foot Law”

The case challenges Indiana’s 25-foot “encroachment” law on the basis that it violates Hoosiers’ first amendment right to observe and record the police. 
Issue Areas: Free Speech, Policing

Judge Rules Against ACLU in Case of South Bend Citizen Journalist Who Challenged Enforcement of 25-Foot Encroachment Law

A judge today ruled against our case arguing that Indiana’s new 25-foot “encroachment” law violates citizen-journalists’ constitutional right to observe and record the police.
Issue Areas: Free Speech, Policing

ACLU of Indiana Lawsuit Claims New 25-Foot Encroachment Law Violates First Amendment Rights

The ACLU of Indiana today filed a lawsuit on behalf of a citizen journalist, claiming Indiana’s new 25-foot “encroachment” law violates his constitutional right to observe and record the police.
Issue Areas: Free Speech, Policing

ACLU Sues Evansville Police Officer after Nonconsensual Detention and Search

The ACLU of Indiana today filed a lawsuit against Officer M. Taylor of the Evansville Police Department, who detained an individual without cause and conducted an invasive vehicle search and pat-down search, in violation of the Fourth Amendment.  
Issue Areas: Policing

ACLU Sues Fishers Police Officer for Nonconsensual Search

The ACLU of Indiana today filed a lawsuit against Fishers Police Officer Joey Hancock, after he conducted a nonconsensual search of a family's car on their way to the Indiana State Fair.
Issue Areas: Policing

ACLU Sues Starke County Deputy after Nonconsensual Search of Group Driving to Pokémon GO Fest

The Fourth Amendment does not allow for police to convert a routine traffic stop into an intrusive drug investigation.
Issue Areas: Policing