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Challenge to alcohol permit presents issue of first impression

A liquor store seeking to challenge the type of alcohol permit awarded to a Hamilton County specialty food store does not have standing to pursue judicial review under the Administrative Orders and Procedures Act, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in a first impression case.

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COA affirms turnover of tax sale surplus funds

A man who loaned money nearly 10 years ago to a company in exchange for a mortgage security interest in some real estate is entitled to the surplus funds from a tax sale involving that land, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Tuesday.

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Split COA reverses mother’s contempt finding over parenting time sessions

A mother’s appeal of the order finding her in contempt for not bringing her child to supervised parenting time sessions at a facility drew three opinions from a panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals Friday. The majority agreed to reverse after holding the parenting time order improperly delegated parental authority to the facility.

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Citizens Action Coalition sues for state records on Carrier deal

A complaint filed Friday in Marion County by Citizens Action Coalition alleges that the governor’s office has violated the Indiana Access to Public Records Act by not providing the grass-roots consumer group documents it wants about Vice President and former Gov. Mike Pence’s communications involving Carrier Corp. and United Technologies.

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Justices reverse teen’s handgun conviction

Finding police did not have reasonable suspicion to stop an 18-year-old male who was in a high-crime area where a shooting had occurred days earlier by a group of youths, the Indiana Supreme Court reversed his conviction of misdemeanor possession of a handgun without a license.

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