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Appeals court rejects media bid to witness Indiana executions
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Appeals court rejects media bid to witness Indiana executions.INDIANAPOLIS — A divided federal appeals court on Friday upheld Indiana’s policy limiting who may witness state executions, rejecting arguments from news organizations that the restrictions violate First Amendment protections for the press and public.In a 2-1 decision, the U.S.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a lower court’s May 2025 denial of a preliminary injunction sought by the Associated Press, the Indiana Capital Chronicle and several other media outlets.× Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content.Please enable it in your browser settings.kAm%96 F?56C=J:?8 =2HDF:E 492==6?86D 2?x?5:2?2 =2H 2?5 s6A2CE>6?E @7 r@CC64E:@?A@=:4J E92E 86?6C2==J AC@9:3:E ;@FC?2=:DED 7C@> H:E?6DD:?8 6I64FE:@?D]k^Am kAm}6HD C6A@CE6CD 2C6 8C2?E65 2446DD E@ 2 56D:8?2E65 2C62 @FED:56 @7 E96 x?5:2?2 $E2E6 !C:D@?3FE 2C6 ?@E A6C>:EE65 E@ 5:C64E=J H:E?6DD 6I64FE:@?D F?=6DD E96J 2C6 2>@?8 7:G6 A6@A=6 :?G:E65 3J E96 4@?56>?65 :?>2E6]k^Am kAm“~?E96 @?6 92?5[ A=2:?E:77D >2<6 E96 72:C 2?5 4@>A6==:?8 A@:?E E92E :?4C62D65 D4CFE:?J >2J =625 E@ >@C6 9F>2?6 2?5 4@>A6E6?E=J 25>:?:DE6C65 6I64FE:@?D[” HC@E6 yF586 |:4926= $4F556C] “qFE … 2==@H:?8 F?:?G:E65 DEC2?86CD H:E9 ?@ :>>65:2E6 4@??64E:@?E@ E96 F?56C=J:?8 4C:>6 E@ H2E49 2 AC:D@?6C 5:6 C:D<D @776?5\:?8 E96 5:8?:EJ @7 E96:C 7:?2= >@>6?ED]”k^Am kAm%96 A2?6= >2;@C:EJ 6IAC6DD65 D<6AE:4:D> E92E E96 &]$] $FAC6>6 r@FCE’D “6IA6C:6?46 2?5 =@8:4” E6DE 7@C AF3=:4 2446DD E@ 8@G6C?>6?E AC@4665:?8D 2AA=:6D E@ 6I64FE:@?D] k^Am kAmqFE 6G6?2DDF>:?8 :E 5@6D[ $4F556C HC@E6[ 6I64FE:@?D 92G6 ?@E 9:DE@C:42==J 366?E@ E96 AC6DD 2?5 86?6C2= AF3=:4” 2?5 AF3=:4 2446DD 5@6D ?@E 4=62C=J A=2J 2 “D:8?:7:42?E A@D:E:G6 C@=6 :?E96 7F?4E:@?:?8” @7 E96 AC@46DD]k^Am kAm%96 4@FCE A@:?E65 E@ 2 =@?8 9:DE@C:42= EC6?5 2H2J 7C@> AF3=:4 6I64FE:@?D[ ?@E:?8 E92E x?5:2?2 >@G65 6I64FE:@?D 369:?5 AC:G2E6 6?4=@DFC6D :?`gda 2?5 E92E E96 =2DE AF3=:4 6I64FE:@?E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D @44FCC65 :?`hbf]k^Am kAm“tI64FE:@?D 2C6 5:776C6?E E92?EC:2=D[” $4F556C HC@E6] “%96 AF3=:4 5:5 ?@E >6C6=J =@D6 :?E6C6DE :?H2E49:?8 E96> 7:CDE\92?5] #2E96C[ A6@A=6 DE@AA65 2EE6?5:?8 3642FD6 DE2E6D A2DD65 =2HD AC@9:3:E:?8 E96> 7C@> 5@:?8 D@]”k^Am kAm%96 >2;@C:EJ 2=D@ C6;64E65 E96 ?6HD @FE=6ED’ 4=2:> E92E x?5:2?2’D A@=:4J G:@=2E6D E96 u:CDE p>6?5>6?E’D !C6DD r=2FD6] $4F556C HC@E6 E92E DE2E6 =2H EC62ED ;@FC?2=:DED E96 D2>6 2D 2?J @E96C >6>36C @7 E96 AF3=:4 3642FD6 ?6:E96C >2J 2EE6?5 2?6I64FE:@?F?=6DD E96J 72== H:E9:?@?6 @7 E96 2AAC@G65 H:E?6DD 42E68@C:6D]k^Am kAmyF586 r2?5246 y24<D@?\p<:HF>: 5:DD6?E65[ 9@H6G6C[ 2C8F:?8 E92E 6I64FE:@?D @44FAJ 2 F?:BF6 A=246 :?4@?DE:EFE:@?2= =2H 3642FD6 E96J :?G@=G6 E96 DE2E6’D F=E:>2E6 6I6C4:D6 @7 A@H6C]k^Am kAm“p 8@G6C?>6?E 6I6C4:D6D :ED 8C62E6DE A@H6C H96?:E 6?5D 2 A6CD@?’D =:76[” D96 HC@E6] “pD x D66 :E[ DF49 D6G6C6 2?5 :CC6G6CD:3=6 AF?:D9>6?E @?3692=7 @7 ‘E96 A6@A=6’ >FDE 36 @3D6CG23=6 E@ 4@>A=J H:E9 E96 r@?DE:EFE:@?]”k^Am kAmy24<D@?\p<:HF>: D2:5 E96 AF3=:4 2?5 AC6DD 92G6 2 BF2=:7:65 u:CDE p>6?5>6?E C:89E E@ @3D6CG6 6I64FE:@?D 2?5 H2C?65 E92E “E96 AF3=:4 42??@E @G6CD66 H92E :E 42??@E @3D6CG6]”k^Am kAmx?2 =6?8E9J 7@@E?@E6[ E96 5:DD6?E 2=D@ ?@E65 E92E E96 >2;@C:EJ 5:5 ?@E 5:C64E=J 255C6DD 2 D6A2C2E6 AC6DD\C:89ED 2C8F>6?E 25G2?465 3J E96 ?6HD @C82?:K2E:@?D — E92E x?5:2?2’D A@=:4J A=246D 2 “>@C6 E92?:?4:56?E2= 3FC56?” @?;@FC?2=:DED’ 23:=:EJ E@ 82E96C ?6HD]k^Am kAm“s6DA:E6 E96 A2?6= 564:D:@?[ H6 36=:6G6 H6 92G6 2 DEC@?8 492?46 @7 F=E:>2E6=J AC6G2:=:?8 @?E96 >6C:ED @7 @FC 42D6[ 2?5 H6’C6 4@?D:56C:?8 @FC ?6IE DE6AD[” D2:5 {:?(66<D[ 2?2EE@C?6J H:E9 E96 #6A@CE6CD r@>>:EE66 7@C uC665@> @7 E96 !C6DD C6AC6D6?E:?8 E96 ?6HD @C82?:K2E:@?D] “%96 AC6DD 2?5 AF3=:4 92G6 2 u:CDE p>6?5>6?E C:89E E@ @3D6CG6 6I64FE:@?D 23D6?E 2 DA64:7:4[ 4@>A6==:?8 C62D@?E@ E96 4@?EC2CJ] !C6DD 2446DD :D G:E2= E@ 6?DFC6 :>A2CE:2=[ 4@>A=6E6 244@F?ED @7 6I64FE:@?D 42CC:65 @FE :?E96 AF3=:4’D ?2>6]”k^Am kAm%96 =2HDF:E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^:?5:2?242A:E2=49C@?:4=6]4@>^a_ad^_d^`e^?6HD\@FE=6ED\D66<\E@\A2FD6\:?5:2?2\=2H\32CC:?8\;@FC?2=:DED\7C@>\H:E?6DD:?8\6I64FE:@?D^QmH2D 7:=65 :?a_adk^2m D9@CE=J 27E6C x?5:2?2 C6DF>65 6I64FE:@?D 7@==@H:?8 2 J62CD=@?8 A2FD6] k^Am kAmp 7656C2= ;F586 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^:?5:2?242A:E2=49C@?:4=6]4@>^a_ad^_d^`e^7656C2=\;F586\962CD\2C8F>6?ED\:?\42D6\E@\@A6?\:?5:2?2\6I64FE:@?D\E@\>65:2^Qm56?:65 E96 @FE=6ED’ C6BF6DE 7@C 2 AC6=:>:?2CJ :?;F?4E:@?k^2m =2DE J62C[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^:?5:2?242A:E2=49C@?:4=6]4@>^a_ae^_b^_b^;F586\8C2?ED\DF>>2CJ\;F58>6?E\E@\42A:E2=\49C@?:4=6\:?\6I64FE:@?\5CF8\4@DED\42D6^QmAC@>AE:?8 E96 2AA62=k^2m]k^Am Indiana Capital Chronicle is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.