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Get Flock Out of Indiana
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (339+ words) Flock Safety and other ALPR companies are turning Indiana communities into surveillance networks, tracking where people drive without a warrant and with little transparency or oversight. Learn how these cameras threaten privacy, civil liberties, and public safety, and how Hoosiers…...
Class Action Notice Regarding Indiana's Ban on Gender-Affirming Hormone Care for Minors
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (247+ words) Interim Co-Executive Director | Legal Director To all persons under the age of 18, and their parents and guardians, where the minor received gender-affirming hormones or would wish to receive them because of their transgender or gender-diverse status Because this is a…...
Nikkita R. Oliver Named Next Executive Director of ACLU of Indiana
3+ week, 1+ day ago (198+ words) June 10, 2026 9: 00 am INDIANAPOLIS " The ACLU of Indiana announced today the appointment of Nikkita R. Oliver, Esq. , M. Ed. as the organization's next Executive Director beginning September 1, 2026. Oliver is an attorney, organizer, educator and executive leader with more than 20 years of experience advancing…...
ACLU of Indiana Reaches Settlement in First Amendment Lawsuit Against Ball State University President
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (117+ words) May 26, 2026 8: 30 am INDIANAPOLIS " The ACLU of Indiana has reached a settlement in its First Amendment lawsuit against Ball State University President Geoffrey Mearns on behalf of former university employee Suzanne Swierc, who was fired after making a private Facebook post…...
Reproductive Freedom in the Courts: What Hoosiers Need to Know
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (346+ words) This week brought us two major updates in the ongoing fight over reproductive freedom: one from the Indiana Supreme Court and another from the U. S. Supreme Court. With these updates, we can see how much is still at stake for people…...
ACLU of Indiana Sues Attorney General Investigator Over Threat to Prosecute Man for Protected Political Speech
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (138+ words) May 7, 2026 9: 00 am INDIANAPOLIS " The ACLU of Indiana filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of Monroe County resident Lee Lawmaster after an investigator from the Indiana Attorney General's office came to his home and threatened him with prosecution for protected…...
"It Felt Hopeless, Like You Were Going to Die" " The Abuse in Miami Correctional Facility's Dark Cells
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (360+ words) That is what our clients endured in the dark cells at Miami Correctional Facility. The ACLU of Indiana recently finalized settlements totaling more than $1. 2 million on behalf of 31 people who were held in those abusive conditions. The settlements are the…...
Winning the Redistricting Fight, and What That Says About People Power in Indiana
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (893+ words) On Thursday, December 11, a packed audience filled the Senate chamber and Statehouse hall as lawmakers sat down for the final vote on House Bill (HB) 1032, a divisive redistricting proposal that drew intense public opposition. The legislature had been called in…...
Rally for Change, then Vote for Power.
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (459+ words) Indiana's October No Kings rallies totaled more than 40 events statewide; this weekend will almost double that, drawing thousands to courthouses, civic squares, and sidewalks to stand in defiance of Trump policies. Protest is critical to large-scale societal change; this has…...
What Indiana's Latest Abortion Ruling Means, and How We Got Here
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (295+ words) For years, Indiana's abortion ban has threatened bodily autonomy, severely curtailed access to healthcare, and stripped individuals' ability to make deeply personal decisions about pregnancy. This month, a Marion County court took an important step toward remedying those wrongs, holding…...