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May 15, 2017

Higher Society of Indiana, Inc. v. Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Free Speech
Status: Pending
This case challenges the failure of Tippecanoe County to allow the plaintiff group to have a rally on the grounds of the County Courthouse. The Court recently issued a preliminary injunction decision in...
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Wooden gavel
May 15, 2017

ICLU v. Secretary of State

Voting Rights
Filed in 2015, this case, based on the First Amendment, challenges the Indiana law the prohibits people taking photos or other digital images of their ballots. The Southern District Court entered a...
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Wooden gavel
May 15, 2017

Voices United v. Carmel Clay Schools, et al.

Free Speech
Status: Pending
Voices United, a student club at Carmel High School, wanted to hang a pro-choice banner in the school cafeteria in 2014. However, the School’s regulations prohibit clubs from posting advocacy messages in...
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May 15, 2017

Willis v. Commissioner

Criminal Legal Reform
The plaintiff in this 2016 case is an inmate and a subscriber to the San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper. After a different inmate wrote an op-ed concerning “why black lives matter behind bars...
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May 15, 2017

Exodus Refugee Immigration v. Pence

Immigrants' Rights
Status: Decided
This 2015 case challenged then-Governor Mike Pence’s  “suspension” of the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Indiana. On February 27, 2018 the United States District Court for the Southern District of...
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Wooden gavel
May 15, 2017

Hope v. Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Correction

Criminal Legal Reform
Status: On appeal
In 2009 the Indiana Supreme Court held that requiring an individual to register as a sex offender when the person committed his or her offense prior to the law that had imposed the registration obligation...
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