Judge frees man held 3 years after molesting acquittals
A Portage man held without bond for three years has been acquitted of four counts of child molesting and ordered immediately released from jail.
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Cinemark attorneys want victims to pay $700K in legal fees
Attorneys for Cinemark want victims of a 2012 shooting at a Colorado movie theater to pay nearly $700,000 in legal fees after they unsuccessfully sued the theater chain.
Appeals court nixes $7.25B credit card swipe fee settlement
A $7.25 billion settlement between merchants and Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. over credit card transaction fees was rejected Thursday by a federal appeals court, a ruling praised by a retail trade association as a victory for consumers.
Judge approves settlement in ‘Happy Birthday’ copyright case
A judge has approved a settlement that will put "Happy Birthday to You" in the public domain.
Lawyers crowdfunding for UK legal action
U.K. attorneys have raised more than 10,000 pounds ($13,000) to fund the opening salvo in what may be a multifaceted legal fight over the ins and outs of how Britain leaves the European Union.
Indiana man gets 3 years for bomb threat to avoid court
An Anderson man has been sentenced to three years in prison for phoning a bomb threat to the Madison County Clerk's office last month to avoid a court hearing.
Justices take dispute over deaf driver education in Texas
The Supreme Court of the United States is taking up a dispute involving deaf people in Texas who say driver instruction schools in the state won't let them take classes needed to get a driver's license.
Supreme Court rejects pharmacists’ religious rights appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear an appeal from Washington state pharmacists who said they have religious objections to dispensing Plan B or other emergency contraceptives.
Town council member sentenced to probation
A member of an eastern Indiana town’s council has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct stemming from a domestic disturbance.
Pit bull owner sentenced to jail for mauling of 2 women
A northern Indiana man has been sentenced to four years in jail after his pit bulls mauled two women during a walk.
Court upholds reach of US gun ban for domestic violence
The U.S. Supreme Court is upholding the broad reach of a federal law that bans people convicted of domestic violence from owning guns.
High court tosses former Virginia governor’s conviction
A unanimous Supreme Court has overturned the corruption conviction of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in a ruling that makes it harder to prosecute elected officials accused of bribery.
Supreme Court strikes down Texas abortion clinic regulations
The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down Texas’ widely replicated regulation of abortion clinics in the court’s biggest abortion case in nearly a quarter century.
Indianapolis police create behavioral health units
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has created behavioral health units pairing specially trained officers with mental health experts to find people in crisis and divert them to appropriate programs and services.
Maryland public defender arrested for DUI, assault on cop
A public defender in Annapolis, Maryland has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and kneeing an arresting officer in the groin.
Anderson man pleads guilty in clerk’s office bomb threat
A 34-year-old Anderson man has pleaded guilty to charges that he phoned in a bomb threat to the Madison County Clerk's office last month.
Pence praises US Supreme Court immigration ruling
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence praised a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court striking down President Barack Obama's executive order on immigration.
Panel looks at progress of criminal justice system overhaul
A group of experts from Indiana's judicial and legal system know they have their work cut out for them as they try to change the nature of the state's criminal justice system.
Jury finds Led Zeppelin did not steal riff for ‘Stairway’
Led Zeppelin did not steal a riff from an obscure 1960s instrumental tune to use for the introduction of its classic rock anthem "Stairway to Heaven," a federal court jury decided Thursday.
High court limits drunken-driving test laws
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday placed new limits on state laws that make it a crime for motorists suspected of drunken driving to refuse alcohol tests.