New Lawsuit Challenges Budget Bill’s Changes to Indiana University’s Board of Trustees

Meet new IU Trustee James Bopp Jr.

James Bopp Jr. was appointed to the board on June 2. 

Braun defends IU trustee removals, appointees

Gov. Mike Braun on Tuesday defended his sudden removal of alumni-elected Indiana University trustees and his contentious picks to replace them.

Braun defends move on IU trustees while terminated members speak out

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House leader responds to governor's removal of elected IU trustee board members

House Democratic Leader Phil GiaQuinta on Tuesday lashed out at Indiana Gov. Mike Braun for removing three elected members of the Indiana University Board of Trustees and making new appointments.

Gov. Braun defends decision to replace IU trustees

Gov. Mike Braun replaces three IU Board of Trustees members early, citing the high number of applicants. New appointees include Sage Steele and Jim Bopp.

Indiana gov dumps three IU trustees, replaces them with conservatives

Braun is exercising new power granted through a late change to the state budget which allows him to remove alumni-elected trustees.(Tyler Lake / WFIU )Gov. Mike Braun on Monday removed all three IU trustees elected by alumni and replaced two of them with polarizing and well-known conservatives Jim Bopp and Sage Steele.Bopp, an attorney, is best known for representing Citizens United in what became a Supreme Court case that eliminated limits on c…