Legal Fight Over Anti-Abortion Club, Curtis Hill Trial Canceled, Medicaid Waiver Waitlist, Civic Designation for Students, Indiana's Worsening Attorney Shortage

April 10, 2024

A Hamilton County school district won a federal legal fight against a student who started an anti-abortion club. Monday was supposed to mark the start of a weeklong civil jury trial involving Curtis Hill, on allegations that he groped four women in 2018 while he was attorney general. Hoosiers with disabilities or who want to age in place may have a harder time accessing services under an important Medicaid waiver. Indiana schools could award students a new excellence in civic engagement designation on their high school transcripts in coming years. As Indiana faces a worsening attorney shortage, the state Supreme Court is convening a commission to develop solutions for the future of Indiana’s legal profession.

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