As you’ve likely heard by now, my Democratic friends are appealing a federal judge’s ruling upholding Indiana’s Voter ID law. They filed the notice last week. In Judge Sarah Evans Barker’s opinion, she said the Democrats failed to cite any example of voter disenfranchisement. Democrats cited some examples in a news conference, along with Howard […]

Indiana Democrats are filing an appeal to overturn the state’s voter ID law. Democrats say they can cite numerous instances of voters being turned away from the polls because of voter ID. However that proof may not do them much good as appellate courts usely only go by the record from the trial court and […]

What a difference a day makes, or in the case of the Indiana Primary, 10 weeks or 36 years makes. 36 years was how long Senate Pro Tempore Bob Garton will have served in Office when he steps down later this year after losing to challenger Greg Walker. 10 weeks is how 7th Congressional Candidate […]

The Lawrence City Council postponed a vote last night on settling its Voting Rights Lawsuit. A number of Councilors expressed concerns about settling the case and paying an attorney who could potentially walk away with money for nothing. A vote could come in a couple weeks.

A legal settlement in the City of Lawrence could have ramifications across the state of Indiana, particularly Marion County. The Council will vote tonight, and likely pass, a settlement in a Voting Rights Act lawsuit. The complaint, filed by Lawrence resident Regina Dillard in 2004, alleged the make up of the City Council violated the […]