Prosecutor won't charge 55 arrested at Indiana University during Israel-Hamas war protests in April BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Monroe County Prosecutor's Office announced it will not charge 55 people arrested during Israel-Hamas war protests on the Indiana University campus in April. The arrests were ... 05/31/2024 - 10:16 am | View Link
State Asks Indiana Supreme Court to Reverse ‘Religious Freedom’ Exception to Abortion Ban Spread the loveThe State of Indiana has recently appealed to the Indiana Supreme Court, seeking a reversal of an exception related to the state’s abortion ban that permits abortion in cases where ... 05/29/2024 - 9:05 pm | View Link
Trial begins in amended lawsuit to challenge Indiana’s near-total abortion ban A group of abortion care providers is suing the state in a challenge against its near-total abortion ban. A three-day bench trial started Wednesday in Monroe County. 05/29/2024 - 10:28 am | View Link
Planned Parenthood asks judge to expand health exception to Indiana abortion ban Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers are asking a Monroe County judge for a preliminary injunction expanding the medical exemptions and blocking the hospital-only requirement. The bench ... 05/28/2024 - 5:06 pm | View Link
NYC vowed to reform its protest policing. A crackdown on a pro-Palestinian march is raising doubts When New York City resolved a lawsuit brought by Black Lives Matter demonstrators last year by agreeing to overhaul how police respond to protests, Mayor Eric Adams praised the suite of reforms as ... 05/22/2024 - 3:50 pm | View Link
“The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that voting is not a fundamental right protected by the Kansas Constitution,” the Kansas City Star reports.
“The decision on voting rights Friday is likely to weaken legal challenges to future voting restrictions in Kansas.”
“A day after Donald Trump’s conviction, it quickly became clear that Republicans across the country would not run away from his newfound status as a felon,” the New York Times reports.
“They would, instead, run on it.”
“Echoing Mr. Trump in casting the New York case as a disgraceful sham, Republican candidates and party committees used the first criminal conviction of a former president as a rallying cry — for campaign cash, for congressional hearings and for motivation to vote in November.”
“Whether they were congressional leaders, potential running mates or onetime rivals, prominent Republicans’ speedy alignment behind Mr.
Aaron Blake: “It’s been a slow boil over many years, but this week truly solidified the GOP’s long drift away from the rule of law — and embrace of Trump’s misleading claims about the legal process.”
“Almost without exception, Republicans decried the verdict of Trump’s jury of peers. Even moderate Sen.
Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) told Newsmax says he’s going to push for Donald Trump to “aggressively go after” Joe Biden and his entire family after Trump wins in November.