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American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. Hudnut
American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. Hudnut

American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. Hudnut was an action brought against the City of Indianapolis, challenging the constitutionality of the… Read More »American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. Hudnut

American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana
American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana

Formerly known as the Indiana Civil Liberties Union, the Indiana branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, is… Read More »American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana

Annexation
Annexation

In Indianapolis, annexation involved a struggle between those in city government who saw physical growth as progress and citizens who… Read More »Annexation

Anti-Picketing Ordinance of 1919

A labor ordinance passed by the Indianapolis City Council September 19, 1919, forbade all forms of picketing by striking workers… Read More »Anti-Picketing Ordinance of 1919

Robert L. Bailey
Robert L. Bailey

(June 29, 1885-Mar. 4, 1940). Born in Florence, Alabama, Bailey attended public schools before graduating from Talladega College in 1906.… Read More »Robert L. Bailey

Baskin v. Bogan

Baskin v. Bogan is a U.S. Seventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals civil rights case that upheld… Read More »Baskin v. Bogan

Phillip Louis Bayt Jr.
Phillip Louis Bayt Jr.

(Sept. 29, 1910-May 10, 1989). The second of 11 children born to Slovenian and Austrian parents, Phillip Bayt Jr. attended… Read More »Phillip Louis Bayt Jr.

Beebe Temperance Case

Responding to pressure from local temperance advocates, the Indiana General Assembly passed a law in 1855 that banned the manufacture… Read More »Beebe Temperance Case

Isaac Blackford
Isaac Blackford

(Nov. 6, 1786-Dec. 31, 1859). Born in Boundbrook, New Jersey, Blackford graduated from Princeton University. He read and practiced law… Read More »Isaac Blackford

Webster Brewer
Webster Brewer

(May 11, 1935-Jan. 12, 2022). Born in Clarksville, Tennessee, Webster Brewer moved to Indianapolis with his parents, Margie Brodie Brewer… Read More »Webster Brewer

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