article_snippet: Civil rights activists argue that The Indiana law now under a microscope is overly broad because The Indiana law now under a microscope can be interpreted to apply not only to individuals acting in Civil rights activists personal capacity, but also to businesses.
article_snippet: The NCAA, also headquartered in Indianapolis, immediately condemned Indiana law on Thursday, saying Indiana law was 'especially concerned about how this bill could affect our student-athletes and employees.'
article_snippet: Indiana law will not go into effect until July, though.
article_snippet: The swift backlash against Indiana law had leaders of Indiana's legislature reeling on Monday.
article_snippet: At a news conference Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma and state Senate President Pro Tem David Long said they would be willing to change the wording of Indiana law to make more clear that the state does not endorse discrimination. '
article_snippet: To the extent that we need to clarify that, by adding something to Indiana law to make that clear that's not the intent, we are more than willing to do it, and we plan to do that,' state Senate President Pro Tem David Long told reporters, per a report from Reuters. '
article_snippet: I just can't account for the hostility that's been directed at our state,' state Senate President Pro Tem David Long told the publication. '
article_snippet: I've been taken aback by the mischaracterizations from outside the state of Indiana about what is in this bill.'
article_snippet: But state Senate President Pro Tem David Long stood state Senate President Pro Tem David Long ground and would not call Indiana law a mistake during an interview with the Indianapolis Star on Saturday at the national outrage, though, and declined to say whether Indiana law could be used to legally discriminate on the basis of orientation, as gay rights activists are charging, as homosexuals are not currently a protected class under Indiana law. '
article_snippet: A window sign on a downtown Indianapolis florist taken last Wednesday shows it's objection to this bill Indiana's legislature .