Indiana judicial retention race heats up
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — One advocacy group on Thursday said it wants to make Tuesday’s Indiana Supreme Court retention election a referendum on the state’s abortion ban.
Kaitie Rector, director of advocacy for MADVoters , says the court’s decision in June 2023 to uphold Indiana’s near-total abortion ban runs counter to her organization’s values of equity in health, education and other areas. She says her organization opposes retaining three of the court’s justices on those grounds.
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush and justices Mark Massa and Derek Molter are up for retention in next week’s election, along with Indiana Court of Appeals judges Rudolph Pyle and Peter Foley. State law prohibits judges from campaigning in a retention election. Rush, Massa and Molter supported the ruling that upheld the ban.
Rector said, “Our goal is really to empower people to make the decision at the ballot box that they are confident in and for us. We’re excited that the conversation is even happening.”