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Indiana Court of Appeals upholds abortion ban injunction

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On Thursday, the Indiana Court of Appeals largely affirmed an injunction the trial court had placed on the state’s near-total abortion ban. The suit was filed by the Indiana chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in defense of religious liberty. The vote was unanimous.

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US Supreme Court declines to review Indiana school district’s transgender bathroom policy

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The US Supreme Court denied certiorari Tuesday to an Indiana public school district’s appeal of a ruling that prohibited the district’s transgender bathroom policy. Access to bathrooms is not the only LGBTQ issue being increasingly litigated.

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“Litigants seeking Indiana Supreme Court review decline amid COVID-19”

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Litigants seeking Indiana Supreme Court review decline amid COVID-19”: Dan Carden of The Times of Munster, Indiana has this report.

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Federal appeals court allows Indiana abortion restrictions to take effect

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The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued an opinion on Wednesday setting aside the District Court for the Southern District of Indiana’s ruling that several Indiana abortion restrictions from Indiana Code Section 16-34-2-1 were unconstitutional.

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Indiana court temporarily blocks state abortion ban

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The Circuit Court of Monroe County, Indiana, Thursday temporarily blocked the state’s abortion ban, SB 1. The court found that plaintiffs are likely to succeed in litigation on their claim that SB 1 violates Article 1, Section 1 of the Indiana Constution , which declares liberty as an inalienable right of all Hoosiers.

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US Chamber's Litigation Funding Concerns Spur 2 State Laws

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Chamber of Commerce about third-party litigation funding, including from potentially hostile foreign entities, state legislatures in Indiana and West Virginia have recently passed bills imposing restrictions on the practice. Amid concerns from the U.S.

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Barrett leaves Indiana University’s vaccine mandate in place

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Share The Supreme Court will not interfere with Indiana University’s vaccine mandate. On Thursday evening, Justice Amy Coney Barrett turned down a request from a group of Indiana University students to block the school’s requirement that students be vaccinated against the virus. The case, Klaassen v.