Ignoring the warnings of parents, medical providers, and transgender youth themselves, Indiana’s Legislature advanced a bill today that would ban gender-affirming health care for anyone under 18. The bill, Senate Bill 480, is now headed to the desk of Gov. Eric Holcomb.
The ACLU of Indiana today filed a lawsuit against Officer M. Taylor of the Evansville Police Department, who detained an individual without cause and conducted an invasive vehicle search and pat-down search, in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
HB 1608, a bill that censors conversation about LGBTQ kids in schools and outs transgender students, today passed the Indiana House with little to no debate. This bill will now move to the Senate.
HB 1608 would censor discussion about LGBTQ people in schools and force teachers and administrators to act as ‘gender police,’ outing transgender students without their consent. Our schools should protect all students—including LGBTQ students—so they can learn and thrive in a safe environment.
Individuals on death row in the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute are being held in isolated conditions that constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The ACLU of Indiana and Faegre Drinker are suing.
A second judge has blocked enforcement of Indiana's abortion ban — this time on the grounds of religious freedom.