Black lawmakers oppose Marion County judicial selection plan
Black legislative leaders say proposed changes to Marion County's judicial selection process would disenfranchise voters and limit diversity on the bench.
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Former COO of health firm claims discrimination in firing
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Brilliant joins staff of state attorney general
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Indiana Supreme Court’s lone black member to retire
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Judge denies injunction to block VA’s Crown Hill cemetery project
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