Press Releases

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Federal Court Again Rejects Indiana’s Attempt to Restrict Planned Parenthood’s Abortion-Related Speech

Seventh Circuit declines to reconsider its August ruling protecting Planned Parenthood’s First Amendment right to discuss legal out-of-state abortion care with young patients

Indiana AG Investigator Threatened Prosecution Over a Facebook Post. A Federal Judge Calls It Coercion.

Judge grants request for a preliminary injunction, finding that an investigator likely used his authority to silence protected political speech

Public Question 1 Puts Indiana’s Constitutional Right to Bail Before Voters

The proposed amendment would give judges broader authority to keep people behind bars while they await trial, even though they’re presumed innocent.

Indiana Supreme Court to Hear ACLU of Indiana Religious Freedom Challenge to Abortion Ban

On September 10, the Court will hear arguments on whether Indiana can enforce its abortion ban against Hoosiers whose religious beliefs conflict with the law.

PrideFest Is Returning to the Heart of Loogootee After Federal Court Victory

After years of legal battles, a federal judge strikes down Loogootee’s event restrictions as unconstitutional and orders PrideFest back to Public Square
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights, Free Speech

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Permanently Blocking Law Censoring Planned Parenthood’s Abortion-Related Speech

Court affirms First Amendment protections for information and referrals about legal abortion care outside Indiana

Federal Court Blocks Attorney General Rokita’s Retaliatory Attack on Exodus Refugee Immigration

The ruling comes after Rokita launched a sweeping investigation when Exodus shared information about an ICE operation
Issue Areas: Free Speech

ACLU of Indiana Files Two Lawsuits Over Medical Neglect and Mistreatment of ICE Detainee at Miami Correctional Facility

After staff failed to administer essential epilepsy medication, he suffered a severe seizure and was pepper-sprayed hours later while recovering from his injuries

ACLU of Indiana Sues Over Unconstitutional Conditions at Monroe County Jail

New class action follows years of litigation, repeated extensions, and continued overcrowding at the deteriorating and inadequate facility
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform