Press Releases

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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