Press Releases

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ACLU Sues Vigo County School Corp for Discriminating against Transgender Students 

Vigo County School Corp employees denied denied two Terre Haute North High School students their right to use the restrooms consistent with their gender identity. We're suing.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

Former Student Sues Westfield Washington Schools after Relentless Racist Abuse

The ACLU of Indiana today filed a lawsuit against the Westfield Washington School Corp, after administrators failed to protect a student from pervasive and relentless racist bullying.
Issue Areas: Racial Justice

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

ACLU of Indiana Sues on Behalf of Pendleton Heights’ Students Denied Right to Promote Gay Straight Alliance Club

The ACLU of Indiana today filed a lawsuit on behalf of Pendleton Heights High School Gay-Straight Alliance claiming that the school has imposed undue, unequal burdens on the student group. 

Victory in Indiana: Court Blocks Requirement Forcing Health Care Providers to Share Misleading Information about “Reversing” an Abortion

A federal district court blocked an Indiana measure forcing health care providers to share false and misleading information with their patients about “reversing” a medication abortion.

ACLU of Indiana Sues Franklin Mayor for Blocking Individual from Facebook Page

The ACLU of Indiana has filed a lawsuit against City of Franklin Mayor Steve Barnett for blocking an individual from the Mayor’s Facebook page.
Issue Areas: Free Speech