ACLU files lawsuit in U.S. District Court to try to block SEA 202 [Video]

INDIANAPOLIS — The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana took action on Tuesday to try to block portions of Senate Enrolled Act 202.

In a press release sent Tuesday, the ACLU claimed SEA 202, which was signed into law by Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb in March, violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.

Previous reporting indicates SEA 202 limits public colleges and universities’ ability to grant tenure and promotions “if certain conditions related to free inquiry, free expression and intellectual diversity are not met.”

The bill also requires tenured faculty to submit to reviews every five years.

The reviews will assess whether or not instructors are exposing students to a variety of political or ideological frameworks that may exist within the academic discipline. Instructors could also be flagged during reviews if they are found to be subjecting students to views and opinions concerning matters that are not related …