Family suing Marion County Sheriff over inmate’s suicide
The family of an Indianapolis man who apparently hanged himself in a Marion County Jail cell is seeking damages in a federal lawsuit against the sheriff's department.
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Former Fogle associate gets 27 years for producing child pornography
A federal judge has sentenced the former director of a charitable foundation started by ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle to 27 years in prison for producing child pornography that played a role in Fogle's criminal case.
New Albany man challenges death sentence in 2012 murder
An attorney for a southern Indiana man convicted of killing three women argued Thursday that his death sentence in one of the slayings should be thrown out because the judge didn't sufficiently consider the importance of his confession.
Judge rejects Texas’ latest attempt to block Syrian refugees
A federal judge Wednesday knocked Texas for offering "largely speculative hearsay" about extremists possibly infiltrating Syrian refugees seeking to resettle in the state, rejecting another attempt by Republican leaders to keep out families fleeing the war-torn country.
Prosecutors want ban on over-the-counter pseudoephedrine
Prosecutors urged Indiana legislators Wednesday to ban over-the-counter sales of a common cold medicine used to make methamphetamines and stiffen sentences for convicted drug dealers.
January hearing set for Indiana refugees lawsuit
A federal judge in Indianapolis has set a hearing for next month to consider a request to suspend Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's order that state agencies stop helping with the resettlement of Syrian refugees.
3 men to be resentenced after Supreme Court ruling
A new sentencing hearing is scheduled for three northern Indiana men whose murder convictions were thrown out by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Indianapolis real-estate developer pleads guilty to fraud
An Indianapolis real-estate developer has pleaded guilty to theft and fraud charges involving $340,000.
Syrian refugees resettled in resistant Texas, Indiana
Syrian families have been settled in Texas and in Indiana, the groups helping them said Tuesday, defying efforts by the conservative states' governors to stop their arrival.
Justices reject challenge to local assault weapons ban
Acting in the aftermath of the San Bernardino mass shooting, the Supreme Court of the United States on Monday rejected an appeal from gun owners who challenged a Chicago suburb's ban on assault weapons.
Class-action status granted in athletic scholarship lawsuits
Class-action status has been granted by a federal judge in two lawsuits against the NCAA that claim scholarships illegally cap compensation to college athletes.
Hearing set in southern Indiana quadruple killing appeal
A southern Indiana man's appeal of his conviction in the shooting deaths of four people is set to go before the state Supreme Court later this month.
Northern Indiana prosecutor says he will seek AG nomination
A northern Indiana prosecutor said Monday that he will seek the Republican nomination to be the state's next attorney general.
Attorney to seek venue change in southern Indiana crash
A southern Indiana judge is scheduled to hear arguments next month on whether the trial of a man accused of driving while intoxicated in a deadly crash should be moved to another county because of media attention.
Ex-Indiana lawmaker seeks to challenge US Rep. Bucshon
An attorney and former state legislator is seeking the southwestern Indiana congressional seat now held by Republican Larry Bucshon.
District will comply with court order on Christmas show
A northern Indiana school district banned by a federal judge from including a live Nativity scene as part of its annual Christmas show says the show will go on without it.
35-year sentence sought for former head of Jared Foundation
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence the former director of a foundation created by longtime Subway spokesman Jared Fogle to 35 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for providing homemade child pornography to his former boss.
Oscar Pistorius conviction: Explaining the law behind it
The heart of the murder case against Oscar Pistorius has relied on a section of South African criminal law known by the Latin term of dolus eventualis. The Supreme Court of Appeal decided Thursday that a lower court's reading of that was faulty and overturned its manslaughter conviction against the athlete, convicting him of murder.
Judge recuses self in suspected Indiana serial killings case
A man charged with strangling two women and suspected in the deaths of five other women whose bodies were found in abandoned homes in Gary is getting a new judge.
150 businesses in group pushing for Indiana LGBT protections
A large coalition of Indiana businesses is calling on Republican Gov. Mike Pence and the GOP-controlled Legislature to put LGBT civil rights protections into state law.