Costs pile up for abortion ban
A newly-released fiscal study of the state’s near-total abortion ban shows Indiana will need to spend almost $44 million in fiscal year 2023 to cover additional costs related to births and lawsuits.
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Judge: Trump knew vote fraud claims in legal docs were false
Former President Donald Trump signed legal documents challenging the results of the 2020 election that included voter fraud claims he knew to be false, a federal judge said in a ruling Wednesday.
Arizona refuses US demand to remove containers along border
Arizona has refused the federal government’s demand to take down double-stacked shipping containers it placed to fill gaps in the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, saying it won’t do so until the U.S. moves to construct a permanent barrier instead.
Many remain critical of state of US democracy: AP-NORC poll
Many Americans remain pessimistic about the state of U.S. democracy and the way elected officials are chosen — nearly two years after a divisive presidential election spurred false claims of widespread fraud and a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Biden vows abortion legislation as top priority next year
President Joe Biden promised Tuesday that the first bill he sends to Capitol Hill next year will be one that codifies Roe v. Wade — if Democrats control enough seats in Congress for Biden to sign abortion protections into law.
Marijuana pardons not coming to Indiana, Holcomb says
U.S. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, granted full and unconditional pardons to all Americans with federal convictions of simple marijuana possession in an executive action this month, but don’t expect Indiana to follow suit.
In Senate debate, McDermott goes on offensive against incumbent Young
The first and only debate among the three Indiana candidates for U.S. Senate gave Democratic hopeful Tom McDermott a rare opportunity to verbally spar with Republican Sen. Todd Young, who is seeking another six-year term as the state’s senior senator.
Battered GOP secretary of state candidate has Dems hoping for 1st statewide win in decade
It’s less than four weeks from Election Day, and Diego Morales, the Republican candidate for Indiana secretary of state, has found himself mired in a series of controversies.
Activists, mayor, councilors push HHC to drop Medicaid suit
Health care advocates and members of the Indianapolis City-County Council urged a city entity Thursday to drop a Medicaid lawsuit set to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court next month.
Pryor confirmation vote waits while U.S. senators hit campaign trail
Magistrate Judge Doris Pryor of the Indiana Southern District Court has been waiting since August for the U.S. Senate to vote on her nomination to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, and she will likely have to wait some more.
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump, shows startling new video
The House Jan. 6 committee has voted unanimously to subpoena former President Donald Trump, demanding his personal testimony as it unveiled new video and described his multipart plan to overturn his 2020 election loss.
Judge rules new DACA program can continue temporarily
A federal judge ruled Friday that the current version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children can continue, at least temporarily.
High court rejects Trump plea to step into Mar-a-Lago case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump’s plea to step into the legal fight over the FBI search of his Florida estate.
RFRA challenge to abortion ban gets first hearing in court
Indiana’s near-total abortion ban is returning to court as opponents and proponents this time argue over whether the new law interferes with sincerely held religious beliefs.
IN Supreme Court accepts jurisdiction over abortion ban suit, sets arguments for January
The fight over the lawfulness of Indiana’s new near-total abortion ban is heading to the state’s highest court, which won’t hear arguments regarding the law until the new year.
Biden pardons thousands for ‘simple possession’ of marijuana
President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law.
Revised ‘Dreamers’ program to get another review by court
A federal appeals court Wednesday ordered a lower court review of Biden administration revisions to a program preventing the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought into the United States as children.
Another court mulls Biden vaccine mandate for US contractors
A federal appeals court in New Orleans on Monday became the latest to hear arguments on whether President Joe Biden overstepped his authority with an order that federal contractors require that their employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Senate race: Young tries to keep focus off abortion ruling that McDermott is trying to exploit
Voters can let Republicans keep their grip on Indiana’s Senate presence by reelecting Sen. Todd Young, who emphasizes his bipartisan accomplishments, or hand his seat to Tom McDermott, the hard-charging, plainspoken Democratic mayor of Hammond.
Supreme Court’s top cases for new term, new Justice Jackson
The U.S. Supreme Court opens its new term Monday, hearing arguments for the first time after a summer break and with new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.