Members of the Media:
The Office of the Indiana Attorney General will defend the state’s new Right to Work statute, House Enrolled Act 1001, from a legal challenge filed today in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Our office has not yet been served with the lawsuit. By law, the Attorney General represents state government officials named in civil lawsuits – including the Governor and Commissioner of Labor – and also defends from legal challenges the statutes passed by the Indiana General Assembly. Attorney General Greg Zoeller today issued this statement:
“Legal challenges are part of the process to test whether laws are constitutional. Though we respect the right of private plaintiffs to disagree with this new law, the State’s position is that the Legislature was within its authority to create a new policy concerning mandatory union dues. My office’s duty is to defend the laws the Legislature passes and we will do so diligently here,†Zoeller said.
Thanks,
Bryan Corbin
Public Information Officer
Office of the Indiana Attorney General
317.233.3970
Bryan.Corbin@atg.in.gov
