US EditionNew lawsuit challenges budget bill's changes to Indiana University's board of trustees
- The ACLU of Indiana filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Monroe Circuit Court challenging changes to Indiana University's board of trustees selection process.
- The lawsuit argues that the recent budget bill provision violates the Indiana Constitution's ban on special legislation by removing alumni voting rights.
- Previously, IU alumni elected three of nine trustees, but House Enrolled Act 1001 now gives Governor Mike Braun full control over all board appointments.
- Ken Falk, the ACLU’s legal director in Indiana, argued that the recent changes breach the state constitution’s ban on special legislation. Meanwhile, plaintiff Justin Vasel expressed surprise that his initial effort had to focus on protecting the position’s very existence.
- The lawsuit seeks a court injunction to block the provision, highlighting alumni opposition after 130 years of voting and concerns about lack of input before the last-minute legislative change.
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ACLU sues governor’s office over change to IU board of trustees
Just one day after Gov. Mike Braun signed the state’s next two-year budget into law, the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a lawsuit to halt a provision slipped last-minute into the must-pass legislation last month.
Indiana ACLU sues Gov. Braun over section of budget bill targeting Indiana University
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- In a lawsuit filed this week by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, Governor Mike Braun is accused of approving a section to the budget bill (HEA 1001) that changes Indiana University's Board of Trustees' selection process, which they claim violates the Indiana Constitution.
New lawsuit challenges budget bill's changes to Indiana University's board of trustees
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Gov. Mike Braun is now being sued after the decision for him to assume full control over Indiana University's board of trustees was added to the newly passed budget bill. Justin Vasel, an alumnus of the university and a candidate for the university's board of trustees' election, sued Braun, claiming that the decision surrounding the board is unconstitutional under Indiana law. Vasel is being represented by the ACLU of Ind…
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