Appeals Court maintains halt on Indiana’s abortion ban against plaintiffs who claim a religious liberty right to terminate pregnancy

An Indiana Appeals Court affirmed a preliminary injunction halting the enforcement of Indiana’s recently passed anti-abortion law against plaintiffs who claim that their religious beliefs require them ... Read More

Indiana’s Abortion Ban Could Violate Religious Freedoms, Appeals Court Says

An Indiana abortion ban faced a new hurdle last week when an appeals court said the state’s near-total ban on abortion could infringe on the religious freedom of some Indiana residents. Read More

Indiana lawmaker says eliminating sex crimes statute of limitations needs more study after bill dies

A bill to eliminate the statute of limitations for some sex crimes died in the General Assembly this past session. But it may still have a future in the legislature. Read More

Former MLB player sentenced to 9 years in prison for child sex crimes

Dustan Mohr, a former Major League Baseball player, will spend nine years in an Indiana prison after pleading guilty in March to three sex crimes against a 13-year-old girl. Mohr, 47, shed tears ... Read More

Appeals court upholds R. Kelly's Chicago conviction for sex crimes

A federal appeals court rejected arguments from Kelly's attorneys that his indictment on child pornography and child enticement charges was filed after the statute of limitations had expired, and that ... Read More

Migrant sex offender released in California due to sanctuary state laws

A Colombian sex offender in the country illegally was released onto the streets by California authorities rather than sent for deportation, due to sanctuary state laws. The sex offender, who’s ... Read More

Lawmaker says eliminating sex crimes statute of limitations needs more study after bill dies

Prosecuting most sex crimes in Indiana generally has to happen within five years of the crime being committed. If it’s a crime against a child ... and questions in response to our weekly text help us ... Read More