Office of the Attorney General combats robocallers, illegal scams
The Indiana Attorney General’s Office has worked to combat illegal scam callers and reached several hefty settlements against offending companies and providers.
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Attorney General Todd Rokita will not face challengers at Indiana GOP convention
Seeking a second term, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita will be unopposed at the state Republican convention next month — securing him as the party’s nominee in the November election.
Attorney General Rokita warns universities they could lose funding due to antisemitism on campuses
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita sent letters to multiple universities Monday as a warning that those schools are required to enforce Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by combating all forms of antisemitism on their campuses or they could lose federal funding.
AG sues former Clark County sheriff over nearly $4.5M in ‘unlawful’ purchases
Former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel and members of his family are accused of using public money to pay for everything from designer clothes to college tuition to a small airplane.
GOP attorneys general sue Biden administration and California over rules on gas-powered trucks
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is leading the group of GOP attorneys general—including Indiana’s Todd Rokita—who filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to overturn an Environmental Protection Agency rule limiting truck emissions.
In suit co-led by Indiana, red states challenge Biden’s coal-plant pollution curbs
More than two dozen states, including Indiana, are challenging a new Biden administration rule that forces U.S. power plants to stifle greenhouse gas pollution, calling it an unlawful bid to remake the nation’s electricity system.
Contention brews in ongoing Indiana abortion ban lawsuit over confidential documents
A three-day bench trial scheduled for later this month will put Hoosier abortion providers and the state attorney general’s office back in court as the battle over Indiana’s near-total abortion ban continues. Already in contention, however, is whether certain testimony and internal hospital documents entered as exhibits in the case should become public.
AG Todd Rokita says use of preferred pronouns in workplace is not law
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita weighed in Wednesday on a politically charged transgender issue, issuing an advisory opinion that declares that neither state nor federal law requires the usage of preferred pronouns in the workplace.
Indiana, other Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students
Indiana and five other Republican states are piling on to challenge the Biden administration’s newly expanded campus sexual assault rules, saying they overstep the president’s authority and undermine the Title IX anti-discrimination law.
Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students
Several Republican state attorneys general are challenging a new federal rule that bans blanket policies that bar transgender students from using certain school bathrooms, among other provisions.
Court of Appeals reverses trial court’s summary judgment order in Rokita advisory opinion case
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court opinion granting summary judgment to a plaintiff requesting information from an informal advisory opinion issued to Attorney General Todd Rokita.
Rokita holds commanding fundraising advantage in race for attorney general
Financially, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is well-positioned to combat a re-election challenge, especially from Democrats who have about one-tenth or less than the incumbent’s campaign cash on hand.
AG Rokita says terminated pregnancy reports are public records
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita took issue Thursday with state health officials’ recent decision not to release individual terminated pregnancy reports and issued an advisory opinion declaring them public record.
Indiana AG files lawsuit against 22 companies over ‘forever chemicals’
The lawsuit was filed in Shelby County and accuses the companies of making per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, otherwise known as PFAS, that they knew could have a toxic impact on Indiana’s drinking water and natural resources.
BMV doesn’t have to include third-gender option on driver’s licenses, court rules
The Monroe Circuit Court erred when it ordered the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles and its commissioner to include a third-gender option on driver’s licenses and identification cards, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
Indiana joins others in comment letter opposed to FERC approval of investment companies
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, along with 19 other state attorney generals, have sent a comment letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that questions federal authorizations for investment companies engaging in socially and environmentally conscious investing.
Indiana Public Access Counselor opines on redacted invoices for Rokita’s disciplinary case
A new opinion from Indiana’s Public Access Counselor critiqued redactions to public records that make it difficult to determine the amount of public dollars spent to defend Attorney General Todd Rokita’s law license.
Democrats seeking nomination for attorney general see an opening against Rokita
Indianapolis attorneys Destiny Wells and Beth White will battle it out at the Democratic state convention this summer as they seek to become the party’s nominee for Indiana attorney general.
Indiana AG Todd Rokita alleges inflated COVID-19 stats
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita accused public health entities across the state of submitting “faulty” and “unsound” data when it came to COVID-19’s death toll and positivity rate.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals upholds order lifting injunction for gender-affirming care ban
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a motion Thursday for reconsideration of its order lifting an injunction of Indiana’s gender-affirming car ban for minors.