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Federal judge blocks Indiana ban on student ID for voting
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A federal judge this week blocked Indiana from enforcing a law that bars college-issued student identification cards from being used for voting, ruling that the measure likely violates the constitutional rights of students and young voters.
U.S. District Judge Richard Young granted a preliminary injunction on Tuesday against Senate Bill 10, a 2025 law that removed student IDs from Indiana’s list of acceptable voter identification even though such cards had been accepted for nearly two decades if they included a voter’s name, photograph, expiration date and were issued by the state or federal government.
«Plaintiffs have shown that they are likely to succeed on their claim that SB 10 imposes unconstitutional burdens on students and young voters in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments,» Young, appointed by former President Bill Clinton, wrote in a 34-page order. «They have also established irreparable harm and satisfied the remaining requirements for a preliminary injunction.»
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office said Wednesday it intends to appeal, arguing that the state’s voter ID law should not be weakened by court-ordered exceptions.
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Riverside, California – March 02:A volunteer picks up «Require Voter ID» sign at the press conference at the Riverside County Registrar of Voters on Monday, March 2, 2026, as GOP lawmakers gather in support of placing a voter ID measure on the November ballot. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul/MediaNews Group/The Sun via Getty Images) (Anjali Sharif-Paul/MediaNews Group/The Sun via Getty Images)
«Indiana’s voter ID law is critical to election security and integrity,» the office told the Indiana Capital Chronicle in a statement. «Courts shouldn’t be watering the law down by doling out special exemptions to some students and faculty. We’ll keep fighting to uphold commonsense election rules.»
Notably, out of state college students might be registered in another state, perhaps a nexus for the state’s requiring a state or federal-issued ID.
Still, Young concluded that rejecting student IDs for voters «is probably unconstitutional.»
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«While it’s true that an injunction would override a democratically adopted law, Indiana has no valid interest in enforcing ‘a statute that is probably unconstitutional,’» Young wrote.
The ruling is a setback for Republican state lawmakers who approved SB 10 last year after arguing that student IDs were not issued with the same rigor as Indiana driver’s licenses and state identification cards. Young found the state’s position undercut by the fact that Indiana still allows other non-driver forms of identification — including military, Veterans Administration and tribal IDs — many of which, he wrote, are «less uniform than student IDs.»
«By eliminating student IDs as an acceptable form of identification, Defendants selectively excluded a form of identification that otherwise complies with the neutral criteria established by Indiana’s voter ID law and that has been accepted as a form of voter identification for nearly two decades,» Young wrote.
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The judge said he did not need to decide, at this stage, a separate claim that the law intentionally discriminates on the basis of age in violation of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment.
The lawsuit was filed in May 2025 by Count US IN, Women4Change Indiana and Indiana University student Josh Montagne, who had used his IU-issued student ID to vote three times but said he lacked another form of qualifying identification after the law took effect.
Young’s order described student IDs as a long-standing, widely used tool for voting on Indiana campuses. The opinion cited evidence that nearly 200,000 students attend Indiana public universities whose IDs previously qualified under the voter ID law, and noted a Monroe County election supervisor’s estimate that about two-thirds of voters at an on-campus Indiana University polling place used student IDs in the 2024 general election.
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Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, spoke during a news conference about the SAVE America Act at the U.S. Capitol on March 19, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The judge estimated that the actual number of students affected by the ban was likely about 40,000, though he noted the plaintiffs’ expert had produced higher estimates. He said the record showed the law falls hardest on college students and younger voters because they are less likely than the general electorate to possess Indiana driver’s licenses or state IDs and often face added hurdles in getting alternative documentation.
Young rejected the state’s argument that the public interest in election integrity justified the change, writing that Indiana had produced no evidence that student IDs had been used in voter fraud or that they had caused meaningful problems for election administration.
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«To eliminate the ID that students and young voters are far more likely to rely on, Defendants must better document the unique problems student IDs raise,» Young wrote. «On this record, SB 10 looks more like a solution in search of a problem.»
The court also concluded that blocking the law weeks before Indiana’s May 4 primary would not create the kind of disruption federal courts are warned to avoid close to an election. Young said the injunction would mainly restore a practice Indiana had followed for years and would require only minor updates to election materials and training.
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Because the case is at the preliminary injunction stage, the ruling does not permanently strike down the law. But it means student IDs that otherwise satisfy Indiana’s voter ID requirements can be used in the upcoming elections while the lawsuit moves forward.
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College sports sees pivotal moment as Senate looks to move legislation on NIL, transfers across goal line
Senate stepping in to regulate college sports
The Senate is actively preparing to debate a bipartisan bill that could significantly alter the landscape of intercollegiate sports. Lawmakers aim to create national standards for Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) money and curb roster chaos from transfers. Senators Cruz, Cantwell, Baldwin, and Booker discuss the necessity of federal intervention due to perceived failures of the NCAA.
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Congress could determine the future of college sports.
Thursday was a seminal day as to whether Congress can either salvage – or potentially ruin – intercollegiate athletics. It’s a congressional Hail Mary as senators address name, image and likeness (NIL) deals for athletes, compensation packages and transfers between schools.
«College sports is in crisis,» declared Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas.
«There’s a sense of urgency in that room you can feel it, right? You’ve got to do something rapidly,» said Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo.
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Senate lawmakers advanced a bipartisan college sports bill that would create national NIL standards and limit athlete transfers. The measure now heads toward a full Senate debate. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
The Commerce Committee approved a bipartisan gameplan to fundamentally alter college sports. The full Senate plans to debate the bill in July.
«We have put something on the table that’s going to bring more certainty and predictability to the system,» said Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., the top Democrat on the panel.
Establishing a nationwide payout framework is a key aspect of the deal. Lawmakers know that inaction could mean that monied, major programs will simply outbid smaller schools. Perhaps even for a future NFL MVP.
«I’m worried that we’ll never see a Josh Allen again at the University of Wyoming,» said Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., referring to the Buffalo Bills standout quarterback. «It leaves those of us who don’t really have a donor base [to struggle to] pay for players of that caliber.»
The bill also restricts athletes to one transfer between schools during a five-year period without a penalty.
«Now we have this unbelievable number of players that get in the (transfer) portal every year and we have nothing to control the agents,» said former Alabama head football coach Nick Saban to a Senate panel earlier this month.
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Lawmakers believe this plan will curb the constant roster chaos.
Advocates of the legislation believe it protects student-athletes.
«It definitely makes sure that predatory contracting done by agents or universities or conferences or shill organizations, don’t get students stuck in binding arbitration,» said Cantwell.
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., is the only former Division I college athlete in the Senate. He played tight end for Stanford’s football team. Booker opposes the bill.
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Congress is weighing major changes to college athletics, including athlete compensation, transfers and NIL regulations amid growing concerns about competitive imbalance. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
«I’ve seen decade after decade, how the NCAA has screwed athletes. And so we need to make sure there’s firm athletic protections and not trust the NCAA to do it,» said Booker.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., is the only former Division I football head coach in the Senate. He led programs at Auburn, Ole Miss, Texas Tech and Cincinnati. He joins Booker in condemning the legislation.
«They’re trying to turn college sports into the same situation we got in with Obamacare,» said Tuberville on Fox News Radio. «We can’t get the federal government involved in college sports.»
During a floor speech, Tuberville argued that «Congress should not decide how much money student athletes can earn.»
Yet Tuberville conceded that «college sports is facing a five-alarm fire. It’s getting ready to be over with as we know it.»
That’s why Cruz believes Congress should intervene.
«If the alternative is do nothing and allow chaos to continue in college sports to be destroyed, I think that alternative is unacceptable,» said Cruz.
Congress struggles to do lots of things right. That’s why some observers doubt that Congress is a good substitute for the NCAA.
Matt Mackowiak is a former GOP Senate aide who’s written about Brendan Sorsby, his gambling scandal and the saga involving Texas Tech megabooster Cody Campbell. Big money lured Sorsby to the school for a hot minute. Mackowiak says the Cruz/Cantwell bill fails to prevent another Sorsby situation. But Mackowiak’s biggest concern is congressional willingness to undercut the NCAA.
«I don’t know why you need to create some new system and make it overly complicated. You have a governing body. They haven’t had a lot of teeth in their enforcement in recent years.»
Some of that is because super conferences like the Big Ten and SEC wield more power than the NCAA. Notably, neither of those conferences endorsed the Senate bill. But it was the NCAA which demanded congressional intervention. The NCAA has told lawmakers it can’t address NIL on its own and pushed for a national standard set by Capitol Hill.
But Booker isn’t enamored with the NCAA.
«The NCAA, which can’t be trusted, has shown decade after decade, (of) failing college athletes,» he said.
There’s concern the bill could undercut current sports broadcasters by diversifying the number of streamers and outlets carrying games. That could complicate viewing. Additional options aren’t necessarily good for fans if they struggle to find their games.
«Then the fans get hurt because all the content is behind a paywall,» said Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.
«I suspect everyone in this room has heard about frustrations from their constituents in trying to watch their favorite professional sports teams play. They are met with blackouts and paywalls,» said Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.
The House of Representatives stumbled in two previous efforts to regulate college sports. The House Republican leadership had to yank completely different college sports regulation bills off the floor in December and this spring because they lacked the votes. So, now it’s the Senate’s turn to try.
There are lots of questions about whether the Senate, like the House, can command the votes for this bill. Moreover, what bandwidth does the Senate even have for serious legislating in July? The Senate is trying to figure out what’s next about the nomination of Jay Clayton to serve as director of national intelligence. The future of FISA Section 702 – the nation’s top program to fight terrorism – is up in the air after authorization expired a few weeks ago. And some Republicans are optimistic the Senate can advance a third «reconciliation package» to pay for the war in Iran, cut taxes and reduce fraud.
It would seem that those priorities might outweigh something on college sports.
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A Senate panel approved legislation supporters say would bring stability to college sports as critics warn it expands federal involvement. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
But as Cruz and Tuberville both say, the situation in college sports is dire. There’s worry that the SEC and/or Big Ten might form a mega conference. Or develop their own broadcast platforms for games. And there may be a lot more Brendan Sorsbys as gaming becomes more ubiquitous.
None of this is going to get any better.
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The future of college sports is on the line.
So, to fix it, the Senate might just give it the old college try.
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Concebido como un espacio seguro para el diálogo, la formación y el compromiso de avanzar hacia una sociedad más consciente, responsable y cercana a quienes han sufrido abuso, Panamá será sede, del 8 al 11 de julio, del congreso internacional de las personas sordas.
En el país hay 11,323 personas con deficiencia auditiva, según la Segunda Encuesta Nacional de Discapacidad, realizada en el primer trimestre de 2024, después de 18 años sin tener información actualizada.
Solo en 2025 el Instituto Panameño de Habilitación Especial (IPHE) atendió a 18,319 estudiantes con esta condición.
La discapacidad auditiva se define como la pérdida o anormalidad de la función anatómica y/o fisiológica del sistema auditivo, y tiene su consecuencia inmediata en una discapacidad para oír, lo que implica un déficit en el acceso al lenguaje oral.
Se informó que el congreso busca ofrecer un espacio de escucha y reflexión sobre la realidad que viven las personas sordas víctimas de abuso.
De igual manera, tiene como finalidad fortalecer la formación en materia de prevención, protección de menores y adultos vulnerables, y promoción de entornos seguros dentro de nuestras comunidades eclesiales, dijo monseñor José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, arzobispo de Panamá, presidente de la Conferencia Episcopal Panameña y segundo vicepresidente del CELAM.
La convención reunirá a especialistas internacionales, agentes pastorales y personas sordas de diversos países de América, con el propósito de sensibilizar sobre los desafíos particulares que enfrenta esta población y promover una cultura de cuidado, respeto, inclusión y protección.
El “Abuso sexual en la Iglesia: su historia y realidad actual. Como se relaciona y afecta a la comunidad sorda”; “El caso Próvolo: ejemplo de modelo interdisciplinario para responder al desafío del abuso en la comunidad sorda en Argentina”; “Perspectiva global: cómo la Iglesia comenzó a escuchar las voces de quienes han sido abusados”, serán algunos de los temas a tratar durante la actividad.
El encuentro es organizado por la Iniciativa de los Jóvenes Católicos Sordos de América (DCYIA, por sus sus siglas en inglés), en colaboración con la Pontificia Comisión para la Protección del Menor, de la Santa Sede; el Centro de Investigación y Formación Interdisciplinar para la Protección del Menor, el Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño (CELAM) y la Arquidiócesis de Panamá.
En Panamá la Ley N°1 del 28 de enero de 1992 protege a las personas con discapacidad auditiva y reconoce la lengua de señas como la lengua natural del discapacitado auditivo profundo.
Esta es una herramienta fundamental de inclusión, y la norma reafirma la importancia de promover una cultura institucional basada en el respeto, la accesibilidad y la equiparación de oportunidades.
Ratificada por Panama, la Convención Internacional sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad establece en su artículo 21 el derecho a la libertad de expresión y acceso a la información, incluyendo el uso de la lengua de señas como medio de comunicación.
En esa línea, la política nacional de discapacidad de Panamá promueve la eliminación de barreras comunicativas y la plena participación de las personas sordas en todos los ámbitos de la sociedad, de acuerdo con el IPHE.
La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) indica que a nivel mundial más de 1.500 millones de personas presentan algún grado de pérdida auditiva, de las cuales aproximadamente 430 millones tienen pérdida auditiva de moderada a grave en el oído con mejor audición.
En América, alrededor de 217 millones de personas viven con pérdida auditiva, cifra que se espera aumente a 322 millones para 2050. Las estimaciones de la OMS proyectan que 700 millones necesitarán atención otológica y servicios de rehabilitación si no se toman medidas preventivas.
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EXCLUSIVE: Meet the man Israel chose to be its first-ever ambassador to the Christian world
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JERUSALEM, Israel: In a move being praised by many Christian leaders, the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently announced the appointment of a new position of envoy to the Christian world — with the goal of better and smoother relations with the Christian world.
In an exclusive interview in Jerusalem, Ambassador George Deek told Fox News Digital the importance the Netanyahu government has put on his position.
«We see the ethnic cleansing of the region from its Christians, who have been diminished from 20% of the population of the Middle East to less than 2% of the population today,» Deek said. «All those places that used to have thriving Christian communities today have been reduced to nothing.»
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Ambassador George Deek is Israel’s first envoy to the Christian world. (Yoav Dudkevich/TPS-IL)
Israel counts 300 churches, double the number in 1948, while its Christian population has grown from 34,000 in 1948 to more than 180,000 today.
Deek said of his role. «My hope is to also be able to build strong bridges between the State of Israel and Christian leaders… by telling a fuller story of the State of Israel, which I think is missed in most of the narratives we hear today in the world,» he said.
According to Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, as of December 2025, Israel’s Christian population stood at approximately 184,200, representing 1.9% of the country’s total population. The community grew by 0.7% over the previous year.
Deek, who served for six years as Israel’s ambassador to Azerbaijan before assuming his current role, said most people know Israel only through its Jewish identity and are unaware of the complexity and diversity of Israeli society.
Deek said the decision announced by the Foreign Ministry in April to appoint him to the role stems from three factors: first, the special connection between Christians and the land of Israel as the birthplace of Christianity.
Christian pilgrims carrying wooden crosses walk through Jerusalem’s Old City toward the Church of the Holy Sepulchre during the Orthodox Good Friday procession on May 3, 2024. (Ahamd Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images)
Second is the deep historical bond reflected in the churches of the Holy Land and in Christians and Jews living under shared biblical values, from which they derive societal principles including democracy, individualism, and freedom of conscience and thought.
Third is the importance Israel places on relations with people of all denominations and religions.
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«It has a special relationship with the Christian people abroad and the Christian community in Israel, which is the only Christian community in the entire Middle East that is actually growing in numbers and basically thriving as part of Israeli society,» Deek said.
«As the only nation to appoint a special envoy to the Christian world, Israel has indicated its deep appreciation for Christian support and its long-term interest in guarding Christian-Jewish relations. This is especially vital in this time of resurgent antisemitism spreading like wildfire in the poorly regulated digital sphere,» International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) ‘s President Dr. Jürgen Bühler told Fox News Digital.
Israel’s northern city of Nazareth and its Catholic Basilica of the Annunciation on Dec. 18, 2021. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images)
The organization has operated from Jerusalem for 46 years and maintains branch offices and representatives in 95 countries, with a presence spanning approximately 185 nations worldwide.
It recently organized an emergency summit on antisemitism that brought together more than 200 theologians, pastors and ministry leaders from over 30 countries in person, alongside approximately 3,000 participants attending online.
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He says Israel has the potential to serve as both an inspiration and a partner across the region and beyond, helping ensure that people can practice their faith freely and remain in the lands of their forefathers.
The annual Christmas parade in Nazareth, Israel on Dec. 24, 2025. (Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS-IL)
Still, Deek noted that in recent months there have been several isolated incidents involving attacks on Christian symbols and, in one case, an assault on a Christian nun.
«More than anything, this was an attack on the values on which this country is established—values of tolerance and acceptance — where no one has the right to attack anyone or use violence against anyone for any reason whatsoever, especially not attack a symbol of Christianity, Islam or Judaism,» he said.
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«That is absolutely unacceptable and that is why the leadership of the State of Israel, from the prime minister to the foreign minister and others, have all condemned it unequivocally and unanimously,» he added.
The pastor of the Home of Jesus the King church in Nazareth says one of the biggest challenges facing Israel’s Christian community is a low birth rate. (Pastor Saleem Shalash)
The Israeli soldier who desecrated a cross in southern Lebanon is in prison, as is the individual who pushed a nun to the ground and attacked her in Jerusalem. These cases, Deek said, demonstrate that the State of Israel takes such incidents very seriously and fully enforces the law.
Amid a surge in antisemitic incidents in Europe and elsewhere following the Hamas-led Oct. 7 massacre, Deek said hate that begins with Jews never ends with Jews, and that the same hate that drove out Jews from Arab countries in the 20th century has over the past two decades been directed against other minorities in the region.
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«We see it even with Hamas pushing out the Christian population there, which has completely disappeared from Gaza,» he added.
Within this environment, Israel is the only place where such minorities have been able to live safely and practice their faith without fear. In fact, they do not merely survive in the State of Israel, they thrive, Deek said.
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, leads a ceremony as part of the Orthodox Feast of the Epiphany at the Qasr al-Yahud baptismal site near Jericho on Jan. 18, 2025. (Hazem Bader/AFP Via Getty Images)
He nevertheless pointed to a well-oiled campaign by forces on the woke left and right, along with extremist Islamist groups, that are manipulating the Christian faith and promoting claims of what he says is the so-called mistreatment of Christians in Israel.
«I see it as a personal mission to bring as many Christians as possible to visit the land of Israel, not as a political campaign…. I want them to come here to connect to their Bible. I want them to connect to their Scripture, I want them to connect to the roots of their values by simply going to those places,» Deek said.
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«And, under the protection of Israel as the guardian of the holy sites of Christianity… to reconnect to these values and to remember that these are the biblical values that connect Jews, Christians and all the people of the book in this world,» he added.
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