Press Releases

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ACLU of Indiana Opposes State Backtracking on Fairness

The Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 289 placing increased burdens on state agencies and educational diversity programs and SB 235 eliminating DEI programs in state agencies and public universities.

ACLU of Indiana Opposes Attacks on Constitutional Rights of Hoosier Minors

We oppose the Senate Judiciary Committee passage of SB 11 regarding minor access to social media and SB 143 regarding parental rights.

ACLU of Indiana and American Civil Liberties Union Request En Banc Review in Challenge to Indiana’s Ban on Care for Transgender Youth

The ACLU of Indiana with the American Civil Liberties Union requested en banc review of its recent 2-1 decision reversing a preliminary injunction that had been entered against SEA 480, the Indiana statute banning gender-affirming medical care.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

State Supreme Court Allows Preliminary Injunction to Stand in ACLU of Indiana’s Challenge to Abortion Law Based on Religious Beliefs

The Indiana Supreme Court allowed a preliminary injunction to stand against Senate Enrolled Act 1 (SEA 1), Indiana’s near-total abortion ban, for plaintiffs whose sincerely held religious beliefs would require them to terminate a pregnancy under circumstances prohibited by the ban. 

Federal Judge Finds Indiana DHS Likely Discriminated Against Group Home

A judge granted the ACLU of Indiana’s request for a preliminary injunction against the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on behalf of Next Step Recovery Homes (Next Step).

Appeal Filed in Indiana Abortion Case

We filed an appeal of a circuit court ruling that last month denied a request to expand and clarify the limited and ambiguous health and life exception to Indiana’s criminal abortion ban.

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 Finds Indiana Law Banning Gender-Affirming Care in Prisons Likely Unconstitutional

Today marks a significant victory for transgender individuals in Indiana’s prisons
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

ACLU of Indiana Sues Over SEA 202, Arguing Law Violates Professors' Free Speech Rights

We believe these policies infringe upon faculty members’ free speech and academic freedom, violating the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution.
Issue Areas: Free Speech