Does the Indiana Constitution protect the right to abortion? Thats the fundamental question being asked in state court as health care providers seek to halt the states near-total abortion ban.

The lawsuit filed in a Monroe County court claims the ban, set to take effect on Sept. 15, “strips away the fundamental rights of people seeking abortion care” in violation of the Indiana Constitution.

Indiana abortion care providers are trying to stop the states near-total abortion ban from taking effect.

The 2019 law makes it a crime to share an “intimate image” if the person sharing it knows the person in the image didn’t consent to it being shared.

The state constitution sets the age limit to serve in the Indiana Senate at 25 years old, 21 years old for the House.

The lawsuit filed on behalf of Roy Lee Ward says the death penalty violates several portions of Indiana's Constitution, including the right to life and the prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.

The Indiana Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in a case that challenges how Marion County police and prosecutors disburse proceeds from property they've seized and sold.

Prosecutors and law enforcement agencies say civil forfeiture empowers them to take the fruits of crime and use some of the proceeds to further other investigations. But critics say that creates conflicts of interest - and may even violate the state constitution.

Lawson was appointed Secretary of State in March of 2012 to fill out the term of Charlie White, who was ousted after a voter fraud conviction.

Indiana's Constitution defines bail as monetary, but a state Supreme Court rule will move away from that longstanding practice.