State of Indiana Attorney General - News Release

*Attorney General Todd Rokita and team beat the hell out of Satanic Temple?s efforts to sacrifice pro-life law*

Attorney General Todd Rokita and his legal team achieved an important win for life and the rule of law this week by successfully securing the dismissal of the Satanic Temple?s lawsuit challenging Indiana?s landmark 2022 pro-life law.

?This lawsuit was ridiculous on its face, but this court decision is important because it sustains a pro-life law that is constitutionally and legally sound,? Attorney General Rokita said. ?We Hoosiers continue to build a solid culture of life whether satanic cultists like it or not.?

Following the U.S. Supreme Court?s overturn of "Roe v. Wade" in the 2022 "Dobbs" case, Indiana was the first state in the nation to enact a sweeping pro-life law.

Among other things, the Satanic Temple baselessly argued that Indiana?s pro-life law violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) by criminalizing the exercise of the satanic ritual of abortion.

Attorney General Rokita thanked his team for their work on this case, mentioning in particular the strong efforts of Deputy Solicitor General James Barta, Section Chief of Administrative and Regulatory Enforcement Litigation Aaron Ridlen and Deputy Attorney General Rebekah Durham.

Attached are the court order in this case and several briefs filed by Attorney General Rokita?s team during the course of proceedings.

A headshot of Attorney General Rokita is available for download [ [link removed] ].

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* 60 - Defts' Supplemental Briefing Reply Brief.pdf [ [link removed] ]
* 37 - Dfdt's Memorandum ISO Motion to Dismiss Pltf's First Amended Complaint.pdf [ [link removed] ]
* Court Order Granting Defts' Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint.pdf [ [link removed] ]
* 56 - Defendant's Supplemental Briefing.pdf [ [link removed] ]
* 51 - Reply ISO Motion to Dismiss Pltf's First Amended Complaint.pdf [ [link removed] ]

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