
Attorney General Todd Rokita seeks dismissal of disciplinary charges, alleges retaliation
The outcome of the heated situation between Rokita and the state disciplinary commission now rests with the Indiana Supreme Court.
The outcome of the heated situation between Rokita and the state disciplinary commission now rests with the Indiana Supreme Court.
The lawsuit asks that Dillsboro Emergency Ambulance be ordered not to dispose of any assets to preserve them for the benefit of the Dillsboro community.
The attorney has been charged with crimes that include vicarious sexual gratification with a minor under 14, child exploitation, dissemination of matter harmful to minors and child solicitation.
The Indiana House Ways and Means Committee passed a proposed bill this week that would change the state’s reimbursement process for county deputy prosecutor salaries and could withhold funds from”non-compliant” prosecutors who refuse to prosecute certain criminal laws.
The Indiana House Ways and Means Committee has approved a bill that would establish a county deputy prosecuting attorney/public defender scholarship program and fund.
The Indiana General Assembly is making its way to the halfway point of the 2025 legislative session, with lawmakers attempting to move proposed bills before Feb. 20.
Cameras in courtrooms, live-streamed hearings and online court calendars are just some of the examples that Chief Justice Loretta Rush gave of what the courts are doing to enhance access to justice despite a burgeoning caseload.
Patrick Price, Gov. Mike Braun’s newly minted general counsel, has provided legal guidance for the State Budget Agency, Indiana Department of Revenue, Indiana Office of Technology and the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
A proposed bill that would establish a fund for Marion County’s nine small claims courts unanimously passed the Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee Tuesday.
A bill that would establish a state family recovery court fund is heading to the floor of the Indiana House of Representatives after unanimously passing through committee Monday.
The Indiana Senate’s Local Government Committee unanimously approved a bill Thursday that would expand the pool of attorneys eligible to serve as corporation counsel for Indiana counties.
The bill would add judicial officers in Elkhart, Hamilton and Vigo counties. A plan is being developed to cut judge positions in shrinking counties.
Immigration-related executive orders issued by both President Donald Trump and Gov. Mike Braun have prompted at least one Indiana organization to adjust their day-to-day operations, as the state’s refugee resettlement groups wait to see the impacts of those directives.
Attorney General Todd Rokita is facing disciplinary action for a second time, after the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission filed another complaint against him Friday morning.
Chief Justice Loretta Rush highlighted the courts’ busy dockets and how technological tools helped to provide increased access to justice in her 11th State of the Judiciary address Wednesday.
Some state lawmakers are going in with a reallocation approach that would add new judges to growing communities and take away from those counties that may have more judges than they need.
Sens. Todd Young and Jim Banks will help advise President Donald Trump on whom to nominate for the federal openings.
Indianapolis-based Exodus Refugee Immigration Inc. has begun asking for private donations and support, following a flurry of immigration-related changes President Donald Trump made last week through a series of executive orders.
The 107-page lawsuit claims Mylan and Pfizer conspired to increase EpiPen’s price by more than 600% and prevented similar products from coming to market. Pfizer denied the allegations. Mylan did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Indiana Constitution currently requires a city or town court judge to reside in the city where the court is located. The resolution would allow the judges to live in the county in which the town is located.