Showing posts with label Indiana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indiana. Show all posts
Saturday, January 10, 2026

7th Circuit: Satanic Temple Lacks Standing to Challenge Indiana's Ban on Telehealth Abortion [CORRECTED]

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 In Satanic Temple, Inc. v. Rokita ,  ( 7th Cir., Jan. 6, 2026), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held that The Satanic Temple lacks ...
Tuesday, January 06, 2026

Indiana Asks Court to Vacate 2002 Injunction Barring 10 Commandments Monument at Statehouse

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Last week, Indiana's Attorney General filed a motion in an Indiana federal district court asking the court to vacate an injunction it is...
Friday, January 02, 2026

Catholic Church Sues Over Historic Preservation Designation

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 A Catholic church has filed suit in an Indiana federal district court charging that actions of the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commi...
Thursday, April 24, 2025

Indiana Enacts Parental Rights Law

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On April 22, Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed Senate Bill 143 protecting Parental Rights. The new law ( full text ) provides in part: ......
Thursday, February 13, 2025

Indiana Supreme Court Broadly Interprets Churches' Partial Tort Immunity

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In Calvary Temple Church of Evansville, Inc. v. Kirsch ,  (IN Sup. Ct., Feb. 11, 2025), the Indiana Supreme Court gave a broad interpretatio...
Thursday, January 23, 2025

7th Circuit Hears Arguments on Accommodating Teacher Who Objects to Using Students' Preferred Names and Pronouns

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Yesterday the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Kluge v. Brownsburg Community School Corporation. ( Audio of full or...
Thursday, December 19, 2024

Indiana Supreme Court Lets Preliminary Injunction Against Abortion Ban When It Violates Religious Beliefs Stand

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Last week, the Indiana Supreme Court, by a vote of 3-2, refused to review at this stage in the litigation a preliminary injunction entered b...
Thursday, November 14, 2024

7th Circuit Vacates Injunction Against Indiana's Ban on Gender Transition Treatment for Minors

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In K.C. v. Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana ,  (7th Cir., Nov. 13, 2024), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ...
Wednesday, October 30, 2024

7th Circuit Hears Arguments on Standing to Challenge Indiana Abortion Law

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Last week (Oct. 24) the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments ( audio of full oral arguments ) in Satanic Temple, Inc. v. R...
Friday, September 13, 2024

Indiana Trial Court Rejects "As Applied" Challenge to State Abortion Restrictions

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Last year, Indiana's Supreme Court rejected a facial challenge to the state's 2022 abortion law. In that case, the Indiana Supreme C...
Tuesday, September 03, 2024

Teaching of Evolution Does Not Violate Establishment Clause

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In Reinoehl v. Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation , (SD IN, Aug. 30, 2024), an Indiana federal district court held that teaching the the...
Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Christian Released-Time Education Provider Sues Foe for Copyright Infringement

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LifeWise, Inc. is a Christian nonprofit organization that provides released-time religious education to public school students where state l...
Tuesday, June 18, 2024

6 More States Fend Off Enforcement of Title IX Transgender Discrimination Rules

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Four days after a Louisiana federal district court enjoined the Department of Education from enforcing its new sex-discrimination rules unde...
Thursday, May 09, 2024

Indiana Suit Seeks Release of Reports from Abortion Providers

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Suit was filed last week in an Indiana state trial court by an anti-abortion organization objecting to the state Health Department's new...
Wednesday, May 01, 2024

Accommodating Teacher's Anti-Transgender Beliefs Created Undue Hardship for School Under Title VII

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In Kluge v. Brownsburg Community School Corporation , (SD IN, April 30, 2024), an Indiana federal district court in a 46-page opinion that s...
Friday, March 22, 2024

New Indiana Law Strengthens Parents' Right to Have Children Attend Released-Time Religious Instruction

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Last week, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed House Bill 1137 ( full text ) which strengthens parents' rights to have their children ...
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Indiana Governor Vetoes Antisemitism Bill for Omitting Examples in Widely-Adopted Definition

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As previously reported , earlier this month the Indiana legislature passed House Enrolled Act 1002 which would amend the state Education Co...
Monday, March 18, 2024

Certiorari Denied in Case of Anorexic Transgender Teen Placed Under State's Care

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The U.S. Supreme Court today denied review in M.C. v. Indiana Department of Child Services , (Docket No. 23-450, certiorari  denied, 3/18/20...
Friday, March 15, 2024

Custody Order Barring Father from Taking Child to His Church Upheld

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In Bardonner v. Bardonner ,  (IN App., March 12, 2024), the Indiana Court of Appeals held that a father's free exercise rights were not ...
Saturday, March 09, 2024

Indiana Legislature Passes Bill Barring Antisemitism in Public Schools and Colleges

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On Friday, the Indiana legislature gave final passage to House Bill 1002 ( full text ) which amends the state Education Code to specificall...