The new state law would make it a misdemeanor to ask for money within 50 feet of any place where financial transactions are made, including parking meters.

The ACLU's request noted prisons and jails are particularly vulnerable to disease outbreaks. And it urged the state to -- at least temporarily -- release jail and prison inmates who are in high-risk categories from the virus.

The ACLU's petition to the Indiana Supreme Court says prisons and jails are particularly vulnerable to virus outbreaks.

Since the case was resolved, a federal court recently settled the legal fees that resulted. And the state was ordered to pay $182,000 to the ACLU and Planned Parenthood.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of individuals incarcerated at Wabash County Jail and claims the jail is overcrowded, understaffed and unsanitary.

Hoosiers gathered from across the state for the first LGBTQ Statehouse Day. A group from the ACLU of Indiana, who organized the event, spent the day speaking to lawmakers about trans issues.

The civil rights group was celebrating Constitution Day, a federal holiday recognizing the adoption of the critical document.

The 2019 law largely bans the second trimester procedures known as dilation and evacuation abortions, or D&Es.

A federal judge in Indianapolis will hear arguments Monday over the latest lawsuit challenging an Indiana anti-abortion law.

The measure in question largely bans the second trimester procedure known as dilation and evacuation abortions, or D&Es.