Rokita claimed Shabazz was not a “real” journalist, calling him a gossip columnist. Shabazz has long had media credentials that give him access to the state government buildings in downtown Indianapolis.

A federal judge initially halted the 2016 bill's major provisions before they took effect last year.

In a statement, Gov. Mike Pence says he will seek to immediately halt the effects of the judge's ruling and appeal the decision.

The judge dismissed the lawsuit Monday saying the caseworkers don't have the legal right to bring the claim against DCS.

The ACLU is seeking a preliminary injunction on behalf of Exodus Refugee Immigration, a nonprofit corporation that assists refugees with federal money funneled through the state.

The state said its law banning people from taking pictures of their ballot - whether filled out or not - in the voting booth was to help prevent voter coercion and vote buying and selling. But federal judge Sarah Evans Barker says the state didn't show any evidence that those problems exist.

Indiana law mandates that DCS must have enough caseworkers so that one employee doesn't supervise more than 17 children at a time. Case manager Mary Price said her caseload is 43 children - too many, she said, to effectively handle.