Federal judge weighs order to halt homeless camp sweeps
A federal judge is weighing whether to issue an order barring Fort Wayne from conducting periodic sweeps of the city's homeless camps.
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Indiana ministry sues zoning board over dairy farm approval
An eastern Indiana ministry that operates a children's church camp is suing zoning officials over their approval of a large dairy farm that would be built within a half-mile of the camp.
Valparaiso woman gets $200K for sexual harassment at Purdue
Attorneys for a Valparaiso woman say Purdue University has paid her a $200,000 settlement after she alleged she was sexually harassed by two professors while serving as a graduate student and teaching assistant.
Michigan governor halts internal Flint probes after prosecutors object
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday called for an end to civil and administrative investigations into how two state agencies contributed to Flint's lead-tainted drinking water crisis, after being warned they are hampering state and federal criminal probes.
Indiana law change reduces state audits of local government
A change in Indiana state law has meant that audits of local governments are being done less often.
Evansville reaches settlement over SWAT raid lawsuit
The city of Evansville has reached a court settlement with a woman whose home was damaged during a SWAT raid as investigators searched for the source of online threats against police.
IU challenges part of new abortion restrictions law
The Indiana University board of trustees and three of the school's research officials filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block part of the state's new abortion law that bars them from acquiring fetal tissue for scientific purposes.
Governor: Texas suing over Obama’s transgender directive
The state of Texas is suing the Obama administration over its directive to U.S. public schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity, Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday.
Legislative study committee will examine LGBT civil rights
Indiana lawmakers will have a committee study the possibility of adding LGBT civil rights protections into state law.
IndyCar sues organizers of canceled Boston race
IndyCar has filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against the organizers of the canceled Grand Prix of Boston, which had been planned for Labor Day weekend this year and again each year through 2020.
Cosby lawyers outline defense as case heads to trial
Bill Cosby's lawyers gave a blistering preview of the questions the actor's accuser will face at trial, as a judge refused to dismiss the sex-assault case at a preliminary hearing.
Indiana University to file new suit against abortion law
Indiana University intends to sue to try and block a new state law mandating that aborted fetuses be buried or cremated after a federal judge blocked its bid to join an existing lawsuit, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Judge: Substantial progress in Volkswagen emissions talks
Volkswagen and attorneys for vehicle owners affected by the company's emissions cheating scandal are on target to meet a June deadline for a final settlement proposal, a federal judge said Tuesday.
GOP governors ask FCC to address illegal prison cellphones
Ten Republican governors, including Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, want the Federal Communications Commission to give states more autonomy to apply technology that can stop prison inmates from using smuggled cellphones.
Attorneys for death row inmate seek more time for appeal
Attorneys for a Gary man sentenced to death for killing his wife and two teenage stepchildren have asked a magistrate to give him more time to sign a document needed for the case to be reviewed.
Breyer says US Supreme Court not diminished with only 8 members
Justice Stephen Breyer said Monday that the Supreme Court of the United States has not been diminished by having only eight members since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February.
Officer cleared in black man’s death, prosecutor criticized
After two trials and no convictions, Baltimore's top prosecutor faces criticism that she moved too quickly to file charges against six officers in the case involving a 25-year-old black man who died a week after he was critically injured in police custody, triggering protests and riots a year ago.
Court of Appeals hears woman’s appeal of feticide conviction
Indiana appeals court judges grilled an attorney for the state Monday over whether there was evidence a woman found guilty of neglect and feticide in a self-induced abortion knew she had given birth to a live child.
Tom Brady to appeal ‘Deflatgate’ suspension again
Tom Brady will appeal his four-game suspension by the NFL, seeking a second hearing before a circuit court.
High court ruling helps federal workers file job bias claims
The Supreme Court of the United States is making it easier for federal workers to file employment discrimination lawsuits after quitting their jobs over conditions they consider intolerable.