Court upholds law aimed at domestic violence on tribal land
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld a federal law and its stiff prison terms aimed at people who have been convicted of repeated acts of domestic violence on Indian lands.
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High court rules against Puerto Rico in debt case
Puerto Rico can't use a local law to restructure the debt of its financially ailing public utilities as it tries to overcome a decade-long economic crisis, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Fort Wayne pays $125K to settle excessive-force lawsuit
Fort Wayne has agreed to pay $125,000 to settle an excessive-force lawsuit with a Michigan man.
Hill wins GOP nod for attorney general, will face Arrendondo
Elkhart County Prosecutor Curtis Hill Jr. defeated three other candidates to win the Republican nomination for Indiana attorney general on Saturday. Hill will face retired Lake County Circuit Court Judge Lorenzo Arrendondo, a Democrat who served 34 years before leaving the bench in 2011, in November’s general election.
Indiana mom seeks law change after daughter’s ATV death
The mother of an Indiana girl who died in an all-terrain vehicle crash has started a nonprofit foundation in partnership with state lawmakers to draft a helmet law and mandatory safety education for children who ride ATVs.
Indiana wants group to stop using baby boxes
Indiana child welfare officials have warned an organization that installed two baby boxes at firehouses where mothers can drop off unwanted newborns anonymously to remove them, saying they question their safety and whether women who use them could face child abandonment charges.
SCOTUS says judges can recall discharged juries
The Supreme Court of the United States said Thursday that judges may — in rare circumstances — call a jury back to the courtroom after it has delivered a verdict and been dismissed.
21 states suing Delaware over abandoned money orders
Twenty-one states, including Indiana, on Thursday sought to take more than $150 million in uncashed money orders from Delaware, where more than 1 million businesses take advantage of friendly incorporating laws and unclaimed financial property is a major source of state revenue.
Supreme Court rules judges can recall discharged juries
The Supreme Court of the United States says judges may — in rare circumstances — call a jury back to the courtroom after it's delivered a verdict and been dismissed.
Justices find judicial bias in Pennsylvania death row case
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled Thursday that the former chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was wrong to participate in the case of a death row inmate whose prosecution he personally approved nearly 30 years earlier.
Sandwich chain Jimmy John’s sued over noncompete agreements
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is suing the Jimmy John's sandwich chain accusing it of improperly forcing low-level employees to sign agreements preventing them from seeking jobs with competitors.
Indiana agency issues plan to fight sexual assault
The Indiana State Department of Health has issued a five-year plan to fight sexual assault in the state that focuses on prevention and education, particularly for children who are in high school or younger.
FBI raids Vigo County School Corp. offices in Terre Haute
FBI agents raided the main offices and other buildings of the Vigo County School Corp. in Terre Haute on Wednesday, sending employees off the premises for hours.
Ethics commission to consider ex-BMV official’s settlement
The Indiana State Ethics Commission today will consider a settlement between the state and a former Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles official who faces ethics violations.
Lawmakers considering prosecutor oversight in NY
New York lawmakers have begun examining whether prosecutors statewide need an oversight commission where other lawyers, defendants and the public can bring complaints of misconduct.
Lawsuit settled in police search that left girl traumatized
Two central Indiana communities have settled a federal lawsuit that alleged police violated the constitutional rights of a girl with autism during a search for a missing woman's body.
Lawsuit: Ellen DeGeneres mocked woman’s name for breast joke
A Georgia real estate agent is suing the producer of the "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," claiming the comedian mispronounced her name to make a joke about breasts.
Long-running suit over blocked Indiana strip club dismissed
A long-running federal lawsuit challenging a northeastern Indiana city's decision to stop a couple from opening a strip club has come to an end.
Judge in Stanford sex assault case called fair, respected
A judge who sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman used to play lacrosse at the school a few miles down the road from his courtroom, where attorneys said that he is respected and fair.
Republicans Zoeller, Walorski slam Trump on judge comments
Two top Indiana Republicans have condemned GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s comments about the impartiality of a Latino federal judge presiding over lawsuits involving Trump University.