Attorney General Todd Rokita and team once again beat the hell out of Satanic Temple's efforts to undermine Indiana's commonsense pro-life law 

A bigger whooping than when the devil went down to Georgia

Attorney General Todd Rokita and his legal team today celebrated a major victory for life after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit unanimously affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the Satanic Temple challenging Indiana’s landmark 2022 pro-life law. 

The federal appeals court ruled that the Satanic Temple lacked standing to bring its claims, meaning it failed to show any real injury to itself or its members from Indiana's prohibitions on telehealth abortions and related criminal penalties. This decision upholds the lower court's ruling and reinforces Indiana's strong protections for unborn life. 
 

“This lawsuit was ridiculous from the start, but this unanimous court decision is a critical victory because it continues to uphold our pro-life law that is constitutionally and legally rock-solid,” Attorney General Todd Rokita said. “Our state has proudly built a strong culture of life, and no satanic cult—or any extremist group—is going to stop us.” 
 

The case stemmed from the Satanic Temple's attempt to operate a telehealth abortion clinic in Indiana, claiming its "Satanic Abortion Ritual" entitled it to exemptions under the U.S. Constitution and Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The Seventh Circuit rejected the lawsuit on jurisdictional grounds, declining to reach the merits. 
 

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade in the 2022 Dobbs case, Indiana was the first state in the nation to enact a sweeping pro-life law. 

Attorney General Rokita thanked his team for their work on this case, mentioning in particular the strong efforts of Solicitor General James Barta and former Deputy Solicitor General Jenna Lorence—who, since successfully arguing this appeal, was appointed Alaska’s Solicitor General. 
 

"We're proud to have secured another win that keeps Indiana's pro-life law firmly in place," Solicitor General James Barta said. "This unanimous ruling is a major step forward for protecting unborn life, and we're grateful to stand with Hoosier families in defending these essential safeguards." 

Attorney General Rokita has consistently defended Indiana's commonsense pro-life laws against multiple challenges, securing victories that protect women and unborn children across the state. 
 

Read the dismissal here.  

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Attorney General Todd Rokita fights to lower healthcare costs for Hoosiers with new lawsuit against Eli Lilly 

Attorney General Todd Rokita is intensifying his efforts to lower insulin prices and improve healthcare affordability for Hoosiers by filing a new lawsuit against Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Company.  

This action, in conjunction with Indiana’s prior lawsuit against other insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), addresses deceptive market practices that artificially inflated prices and seeks structural changes through injunctive relief to promote fair competition and sustained lower costs for patients. 

Nearly 700,000 Indiana residents have been diagnosed with diabetes, with millions more being pre-diabetic. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness, kidney failure, and lower-limb amputations, and a major cause of death in Indiana despite effective treatments being available. 

“Pharmaceutical companies should not take advantage of Hoosiers or any other American—this includes Lilly, regardless of its Indiana roots,” Attorney General Rokita said. “For two years, I attempted to resolve this matter with them amicably and without litigation—an effort not required by the state and one not afforded to Lilly’s out-of-state competitors. Lilly, which maintains by far the largest market share for insulin, rejected this outreach and consumed two years of time. Not to worry—we intend to have Indiana added to the ongoing multistate litigation, where we will share in the results of evidence already uncovered and any settlement or judgment.” 

This lawsuit accuses Eli Lilly of participating in a scheme with other insulin manufacturers and PBMs that dramatically inflated insulin prices over the past decade by more than 1000% despite low manufacturing costs (estimated at just a few dollars per vial). Prior accountability efforts, including Indiana’s earlier lawsuit, have already prompted manufacturers—including Eli Lilly—to substantially reduce prices and introduce $35 monthly out-of-pocket caps for many patients. This new action builds on that progress by pursuing injunctive relief to drive structural market changes, along with damages and penalties to benefit affected consumers and ensure lasting accountability. 

This action is part of Attorney General Rokita’s ongoing efforts to ease healthcare burdens for Hoosiers. Since taking office, he has secured a $66.5 million settlement against Centene; a $573 million multistate settlement against McKinsey & Company for its role in the opioid epidemic; nearly $7 million in a Medicaid fraud settlement against Mallinckrodt; a $39.1 million multistate settlement with Apotex over generic drug price-fixing; assisted in a multistate opioid settlement against the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma; and announced an 11th multistate opioid deal—bringing the total opioid funds secured for Indiana to $1.1 billion. Additionally, he has taken action against pharmaceutical companies for allegedly spiking EpiPen prices by 600% while deceiving Hoosier consumers. 

Read the lawsuit here.