The lawsuit says the provision eliminating alumni-elected trustee positions is “special legislation” that unconstitutionally targets IU.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun is now being sued after the decision for him to assume full control over Indiana University’s board of trustees was added to the newly passed budget bill. Justin Vasel, an alumnus of the university and a candidate for the university’s board of trustees’ election,

Changes to the Indiana University Board of Trustees slipped into the state budget bill in the final days of the legislative session are being challenged in court. Why it matters: The election for the open alumni seat on the board is set to begin next month.