State denied preliminary injunction in lawsuit against TikTok
An Allen County judge has denied Indiana’s motion for preliminary injunction against popular social media platform TikTok.
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COA affirms summary judgment for farmers in land dispute
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed summary judgment in favor of Lawrence County farmers in a property dispute.
Majority justices dismiss sentencing appeal, but dissent points to erroneous trial court statement
A man who waived his right to appeal his four-year sentence for theft cannot challenge that sentence on direct appeal, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled in dismissing the man’s appeal. Two dissenting judges would hold that the appeal waiver is unenforceable.
IN justices take med-mal, delinquency cases
The Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer to two cases out of 22 last week, including a medical malpractice case and a juvenile delinquency adjudication voided by the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
Man secures reversal after trial court denies successive PCR petition in attempted murder case
A man whose attempted murder sentence was enhanced by 30 years has secured a post-conviction reversal in his favor, with the Court of Appeals of Indiana focusing on the chronological order of two convictions underlying a habitual offender enhancement.
Illuminated blue lights ‘on’ private vehicles are only for volunteer firefighters, COA rules
Writing on a “clean slate,” the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed a finding that a man who had blue lights on the inside of his car committed an infraction.
Fort Wayne schools sue top social media companies for alleged harm to students’ mental health
Fort Wayne Community Schools has filed a public nuisance lawsuit against the world’s top social media platforms, claiming their apps are harming students’ mental health.
Indiana AG’s motion to drop lawsuit granted by judge
The Marion Circuit Court has granted Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s notice of withdrawal of motion in a lawsuit involving an Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old Ohio girl.
IN Supreme Court set to hear oral arguments May 4
The Indiana Supreme Court is prepared to hear three oral arguments next week, all cases the Court of Appeals of Indiana had reversed.
Leading with passion: Tax Court judge Wentworth reflects on career ahead of retirement
While law was the path she wanted, it wasn’t what she chose to do at first. Instead, now-Indiana Tax Court Judge Martha Blood Wentworth was told her options were chorus teacher or nurse — never lawyer.
Law and legislation in a post-Roe world: A look at abortion, 10 months after Dobbs
It’s been just shy of one year since Dobbs was handed down — 10 months, to be exact — and much has changed in the abortion landscape, both nationally and statewide. Here’s an overview of the current state of abortion across Indiana.
In-house efforts: GCs say diversity remains priority externally, internally
It’s long been known that in-house legal teams expect the law firms they partner with to provide a diverse team of attorneys. Now, recent data are showing whether in-house teams are meeting those same expectations internally.
Indiana AG Rokita not reopening lawsuit originally filed by Indianapolis abortion doctor
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a notice Friday to drop his attempt to reopen a lawsuit filed by an Indianapolis abortion doctor.
Afternoon candidates for COA vacancy talk about experience, need for collaboration
Several candidates interviewed Monday afternoon for the upcoming vacancy on the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
Bibbs, Felix, Forkner named finalists for Robb vacancy on COA
Two lawyers and a judge are the finalists for an upcoming vacancy on the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
First round of COA interviews highlight candidates’ thoughts on technology use, personal experiences
Several candidates interviewing for an upcoming Court of Appeals of Indiana vacancy highlighted their past experiences and long family traditions in the law.
Woman federally indicted for racially motivated hate crime
A woman who allegedly stabbed an Indiana University student in Bloomington several times on a bus has been charged with committing a hate crime for her allegedly racially motivated attack on a woman of Chinese descent.
Jurisdictional rule does not apply retroactively, IN Supreme Court rules
The Indiana Supreme Court clarified Wednesday that their previous ruling in a 2020 juvenile case involving a dangerous possession of a firearm statute did not apply retroactively to a separate juvenile case decided a year earlier.
Suspected drug dealer who used alias to rent condo wins reversal at 7th Circuit
Although he had used an alias to hide from law enforcement and rent a condo, law enforcement did not have the right to search a suspected drug dealer’s residence with only his landlord’s consent, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
COA upholds admission of blood draw, lay testimony in OWI case
A driver who injured a motorcyclist during a pursuit has failed to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana to throw out his OWI conviction on evidentiary grounds.