Law Courts

Abortion advocates in Indiana are claiming that the state's law banning most abortions violates their right to exercise religion, and the Indiana Supreme Court is considering their lawsuit. However, legal precedents and scholars argue that to qualify as an exercise of religion, an action must be compelled by religious belief, not merely consistent with it, and the government has a compelling interest in protecting human life in the womb.

The Indiana Supreme Court heard arguments regarding whether abortion is protected under the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, following a challenge by the ACLU against Indiana's abortion ban based on plaintiffs' asserted religious beliefs. The state attorney general's office urged dismissal of the case, arguing the plaintiffs lack standing as they have not been pregnant or sought abortions, while the ACLU contends the law forces women to alter their behavior to avoid pregnancy or face legal challenges.

The Indiana Supreme Court heard arguments on a religious-freedom challenge to abortion restrictions in the state. The case involves plaintiffs' claims and the history of injunctions that prompted the state's appeal.

There are nine Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Justices. If five agree on how a case should be ruled, their opinion becomes the legal standard, regardless of disagreement from other Justices. Recently, a Students for Life of America (SFLA) student’s case against her school for violating her chapter’s free-speech rights came to an end after SCOTUS denied her writ of certiorari for the case E.D. ... Read More The post Justice Alito Sides with SFLA, Says an Indiana Student’s Free Speech Case Needs to be Heard appeared first on Students for Life of America .

Six members of Indiana's congressional delegation added their names to an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a Louisiana law protecting moms and babies from abortion drugs by mail. The brief reads in part: "By deregulating chemical abortion drugs and permitting them to be sent through the mail, the Biden FDA [...]

Attorney General Todd Rokita and his legal team today celebrated a major victory for life after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit unanimously affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the Satanic Temple challenging Indiana’s landmark 2022 pro-life law. The federal appeals court ruled that the Satanic Temple lacked standing to [...]