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Monroe County has created a fund to facilitate the seizure of property through a controversial process called civil asset forfeiture. On Friday, the County Commissioners approved the creation of a new civil forfeiture fund at the request of the County Prosecutor’s office. There is widespread disagreement about the legality of and justification for civil asset forfeiture, which allows government agencies …

Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly, a Democrat, has announced his endorsement of Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court; A federal judge has blocked an Indiana law that would have required women to undergo an ultrasound at least 18 hours before an abortion; Monroe County has created a fund to facilitate the seizure of property through a controversial process called …