Tag Archives: Todd Rokita

The Associated Press reports: Indiana’s attorney general has dropped a lawsuit that accused the state’s largest hospital system of violating patient privacy laws when a doctor told a newspaper that a 10-year-old Ohio girl had traveled to Indiana for an abortion. The suit accused the hospital system of violating HIPAA, the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and a …

Courthouse News reports: An international group of pornography website operators sued Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita in federal court Monday, hoping to block a recent state law that requires users to prove they are over 18 before they can access adult content online. The plaintiffs say Indiana’s new law, which is set to take effect in July, violates the First, …

Indianapolis’s PBS affiliate reports: Indiana’s education department is telling school districts not to adopt new federal protections for LGBTQ+ students and sex-based discrimination until several lawsuits challenging the regulations, including one by the state’s attorney general, are settled. The new Title IX guidelines, released by the U.S. Department of Education forbids discrimination on the basis of sex stereotypes, sexual orientation, …

The Indiana Capital Chronicle reports: A new dashboard unveiled by the Indiana Attorney General’s Office makes public more than two dozen allegations of “potentially inappropriate materials” in Hoosier schools, like critical race theory materials and gender identity policies. But numerous local officials told the Indiana Capital Chronicle they weren’t made aware of the complaints and contend the allegations were not …

The Associated Press reports: Indiana’s attorney general violated professional conduct rules in statements he made about a doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio in the weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer, according to a court opinion filed Thursday. The Indiana Supreme Court’s disciplinary commission found Todd Rokita, a …

Indianapolis’s Fox affiliate reports: The Disciplinary Commission of the Indiana Supreme Court has filed a disciplinary complaint against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita in relation to comments he made to media outlets and other public statements he made between July 2022 and September 2022 surrounding an investigation into Dr. Caitlin Bernard. According to documents filed Monday, the commission claimed that …

The National Desk reports: Seven Republican state attorneys general are warning Target that its recently launched Pride campaign, which included “tuck-friendly” swimsuits, may be in violation of child-protection laws. The letter sent Wednesday states that the seven officials are “concerned” with Target’s “promotion and sale of potentially harmful products to minors.” The AGs also claimed that Target “wittingly marketed and …

The Hill reports: Indiana’s top court on Friday said the state’s near-total abortion ban is constitutional, and lifted a preliminary injunction that had been blocking the law from taking effect. Writing for three of the five Supreme Court justices, Justice Derek Molter said the Constitution “protects a woman’s right to an abortion that is necessary to protect her life or …

Courthouse News reports: A doctor who provided abortion services for a 10-year-old rape victim sued the state’s Republican attorney general to stop investigations she says are based on frivolous consumer complaints. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Marion County on behalf of Dr. Caitlin Bernard and her medical partner Dr. Amy Caldwell, who claim Attorney General Todd Rokita has used …

Mediaite reports: Politicians with a normal sense of propriety and self-preservation don’t normally go around rushing to defend unhinged celebrities who declare war on Jews, but Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) seems to have not gotten the memo. This weekend, Kanye West did his best to disprove the adage about “all press is good press,” following up some highly-watched …

The Washington Post reports: Attorneys for the Indianapolis doctor who helped a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim obtain an abortion took the first legal step Tuesday in a possible defamation lawsuit against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) for his comments in a story that has captured international attention. Kathleen DeLaney filed a notice of tort claim against Rokita on behalf …

CNN reports: An Indiana doctor who said she recently helped a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio get an abortion in her state reported the procedure to Indiana health officials within a required timeframe, documents show, as the state’s Republican attorney general has said authorities are investigating the Ob-Gyn for potential failure to report the abortion and child abuse. Dr. Caitlin …

NBC News reports: Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita said he’s investigating the doctor who said she treated a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio. In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Rokita, a Republican who’s touted his efforts to combat abortion rights, referred to Dr. Caitlin Bernard as an “abortion activist acting as a doctor” who has a “history of …

The Hill reports: Twitter has added a warning label to a Valentine’s Day-themed meme about the 2020 election posted by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) and blocked users from interacting with the tweet. The tweet included an image of Trump and the message: “You stole my heart like a 2020 election. Happy Valentine’s Day.” Liking, commenting and retweeting the …