Indiana appeals court declares state voter identification law unconstitutional
September 18, 2009
[JURIST] The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled [opinion, PDF] Thursday that the state's voter identification requirement is unconstitutional. The provision, section IC 3-11-8-25.1 [text] of the Indiana Code, required individuals who wished to cast an official ballot in person to show identification pri....... [more] 
States violating voter registration laws: advocacy groups
July 9, 2009
[JURIST] A collection of advocacy groups filed suit Thursday against New Mexico and Indiana [complaints, PDF] alleging that the states have failed to comply with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) [text] by not providing voter registration cards at public assistance agencies. Commonl....... [more]
Supreme Court asked to block Chrysler bankruptcy sale
June 7, 2009
[JURIST] Two groups of petitioners filed an emergency request with the US Supreme Court [official website] Saturday to stop the sale of Chrysler Group [corporate website] assets to Italian automaker Fiat [corporate website]. The first group, consisting of three Indiana state pension and construction....... [more]
DOJ to reduce prison communications limits on 'American Taliban' Lindh
March 19, 2009
[JURIST] A spokesperson for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] said Wednesday that the DOJ will limit prison restrictions on John Walker Lindh [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], a California man known as the "American Taliban." Lindh is serving a 20-year sentence in an Indiana fe....... [more]
US Army wins lawsuit over transportation of chemical waste
September 27, 2008
'[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana ruled Friday that the US Army will be able to complete its shipment of chemical waste from a location in western Indiana to Port Arthur, Texas, where the material will be....... [more]
Indiana appeals court partially overturns sex offender residence law
May 14, 2008
'[JURIST] The Indiana Court of Appeals Tuesday ruled that a 2006 state law barring convicted sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school, public park or youth center is unconstitutional as applied to offenders who purchased their homes....... [more]
Supreme Court allows Indiana voter photo ID law
April 28, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court on Monday let stand Indiana''s controversial voter identification statute, which requires voters to present photo identification as a prerequisite to voting. The decision comes in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board,....... [more]
Supreme Court hears arguments in self-representation, bankruptcy cases
March 26, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Indiana v. Edwards, 07-208, a case in which the Court is considering whether states may adopt a higher standard for measuring competency to represent oneself at trial than for measuring....... [more]
Supreme Court hears voter photo ID, age discrimination cases
January 9, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the consolidated cases of Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, 07-21, and Indiana Democratic Party v. Rokita, where the Court considered the constitutionality of Indiana''s....... [more]
Indiana Senate passes amendment to outlaw same-sex marriage
February 12, 2007
'[JURIST] The Indiana State Senate voted 39 to 10 Monday to pass a state constitutional amendment defining marriage to be between a man and a woman. While same-sex marriage is already illegal in the state under its enactment of the Defense of Marriage....... [more]
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