Judge says sex trafficking is happening everywhere
There's a story Judge Kimberly Dowling tells when she wants people to realize how easy it is for a child to be sex trafficked.
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Indiana county debates closing satellite courthouses
County government officials in Indiana are considering closing satellite courthouses in three cities.
Pardoned man discusses his story with Notre Dame students
Keith Cooper, a former Elkhart resident wrongfully convicted of a 1996 armed robbery, recalls the moment he walked out of prison in 2006, nine years into a 40-year sentence for a crime he did not commit.
Man jailed after threat to blow up Indiana courthouse
Authorities say a 38-year-old man is jailed after threatening to blow up a courthouse in southern Indiana.
SCOTUS to hear church-state case
Justice Neil Gorsuch's first week on the U.S. Supreme Court bench features an important case about the separation of church and state that has its roots on a Midwestern church playground. The outcome could make it easier to use state money to pay for private, religious schooling in many states.
US Supreme Court rejects bid by detained asylum seekers
The Supreme Court of the United States has rejected an appeal from detained immigrant mothers and their children who claim they will be persecuted if they are returned to their Latin American homelands.
Gorsuch asks his first questions from Supreme Court bench
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch wasn't shy Monday about making his voice heard as he took his seat on the bench for the first time to hear arguments.
Judge sets June hearing for woman accused of killing 2 kids
A northern Indiana judge has set a June hearing on whether a woman accused of killing her two children is fit to stand trial.
Judge to hear arguments against Trump sanctuary city order
A federal judge in San Francisco will hear arguments in the first lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order to withhold funding from communities that limit cooperation with immigration authorities.
Justice Department drops North Carolina LGBT rights lawsuit
The Trump administration dropped a lawsuit accusing North Carolina of discriminating against LGBT residents on Friday in response to the state's decision to undo its "bathroom bill."
ABA: ‘Troubled’ by Arkansas’ multiple execution plan
The American Bar Association urged Arkansas this week to back away from its unprecedented plan to put seven men to death over 10 days starting next week, with the group saying it was worried the timeline could undermine due process for the inmates facing lethal injection.
Senate sends bill on DNA collection to Gov. Holcomb’s desk
The Indiana Senate has voted to send Gov. Eric Holcomb a bill allowing DNA swabs to be taken upon a person's felony arrest despite sharp disagreements.
Closing Indiana college faces lawsuit from faculty
Tenured faculty members from a northwest Indiana college that's closing recently filed a lawsuit claiming the college breached its contract with them.
Indiana Senate OKs new hurdle for minors seeking abortions
The Indiana Senate sent Gov. Eric Holcomb a measure Wednesday that would make it tougher for a minor to have an abortion without her parents knowing about it, after legislators changed the wording to leave open the possibility that the procedure could still be kept private under some circumstances.
Rolling Stone settles, but fight over rape story isn’t over
Rolling Stone magazine settled a University of Virginia administrator's lawsuit over its discredited story about a rape on campus, but its legal fights over the botched article aren't over.
Melania Trump wins damages from Daily Mail publisher
U.S. first lady Melania Trump has accepted an apology and damages from the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper for reporting rumors about her time as a model, the two parties in the lawsuit said Wednesday.
Lawmakers approve peeping drones crime bill on final passage
Indiana lawmakers are sending Gov. Eric Holcomb a bill targeting drone operators who use the new technology for the age-old crime of voyeurism.
Senators approve ban on sanctuary campuses in final vote
Lawmakers have voted to send the governor a bill banning so-called sanctuary campuses in Indiana.
14 states urge appeals court to reinstate travel ban
Texas, Florida and a dozen other states are urging a San Francisco-based federal appeals court to reinstate President Donald Trump's revised travel ban.
During border visit, Sessions outlines immigration plan
Attorney General Jeff Sessions toured the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday and unveiled what he described as a new get-tough approach to immigration prosecutions under President Donald Trump.