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Indiana’s Attorney General Faces Disciplinary Charges

September 19, 2023 at 10:38 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Indianapolis Star: “The Indiana Supreme Court’s disciplinary commission filed charges Monday alleging that Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita violated professional conduct rules with his statements in 2022 about the case of a 10-year-old Ohio girl who sought an abortion in Indiana and the doctor who performed the procedure.”

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