The state is asking a federal judge to dismiss a second lawsuit challenging a new law that criminalizes anyone who gets within 25 feet of police after being told to stop.

Dozens of US states, including California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms.

On Nov. 8, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on a case out of northwest Indiana that could have massive national implications. WFYI’s Farah Yousry spoke with Tony Cook, an investigative reporter at the Indianapolis Star who has reported on mismanagement of taxpayer money and concerns over the quality of care at nursing facilities across the state owned by the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County.

A lawsuit alleges officers at an Indiana jail watched the incident play out, but didn't intervene. A lawyer for the sheriff's office has said the women are seeking financial gain from the department.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is adding Indiana to a multi-state lawsuit targeting one of the few remaining federal COVID-19 mask mandates.

The Hamilton County Superior Court heard arguments Wednesday on multiple motions to dismiss Attorney General Todd Rokita’s claims against people and companies with ties to the online public schools.

In May, a special judge with the Marion County Superior Court dismissed the case without explanation. Joshua Payne-Elliott appealed the dismissal later that month, and on Tuesday, the Indiana Court of Appeals issued a ruling that said the lower court should not have thrown out the case.

A judge ruled in favor of Roncalli High School and the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in a discrimination lawsuit last week, but the plaintiff's lawyer is filing an appeal of the decision.

Three central Indiana teachers unions are suing the state over a new law they say violates teachers’ constitutional rights to free speech. Senate Enrolled Act 251 requires teachers to opt in every school year via a consent form and then again by email to have union dues automatically deducted.

Medicaid expansion has been a contentious issue across the U.S., and in Missouri, battle lines are drawn at the highest levels of government.