Law students, recent grads feel impact of federal job cuts
Some job offers were rescinded under President Donald Trump’s executive order issuing a federal government hiring freeze.
Maura Johnson
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State legislation would change police lineups
The bill would establish standardized eyewitness identification procedures within law enforcement departments across Indiana.
Two Pacers fans sue former Milwaukee Bucks player for hurling basketball at them
Jessica Simmons and Katie Lanciotti filed suit Friday in Marion Superior Court against the Milwaukee Bucks basketball organization and the team’s former point guard Patrick Beverley.
Judge temporarily blocks executive order freezing USAID funds
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order freezing funding for certain foreign assistance programs administered by the U.S. Agency for International Development.
American Bar Association sues federal government for freezing USAID funds
The American Bar Association is suing members of the federal government for freezing funding for the United States Agency for International Development, an independent agency established by Congress that designates yearly funding for foreign assistance.
ACLU sues Indiana State University for allegedly canceling pride festival on campus
The ACLU of Indiana is suing Indiana State University for allegedly canceling a pride festival typically held on its campus and requesting instead that the event be held elsewhere.
Students want to extend ‘lifeline law’ to peers experiencing alcohol-related emergency
Teens and young adults calling for help for a friend in need of medical assistance in an alcohol-related emergency already are eligible for immunity for underage drinking crimes.
Web exclusive: IU symposium looks at free speech in academics
Titled “Raise Your Hand, Not Your Voice: Freedom of Speech in Higher Education,” the symposium will be hosted by the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis.
Bernard sues Indiana State Health Commissioner over release of terminated pregnancy reports
Dr. Caitlin Bernard and another board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist are suing the Indiana State Health Commissioner and the nonprofit Voices for Life, Inc., arguing that terminated pregnancy reports should not be disclosed under Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act.
Carmel athlete among Ivy League women swimmers suing NCAA over transgender competitor
The former University of Pennsylvania swimmers’ lawsuit accuses the defendants of engineering a “public shock and awe display of monolithic support for biological unreality and radical gender ideology” by allowing a transgender athlete to compete.
Indiana University added as defendant in $2 billion lawsuit over Puerto Rican development project
An Indianapolis development partnership has now added Indiana University to a lawsuit that alleges one of the university’s professors and five former students allegedly stole trade secrets and interfered with contracts for a business development project in Puerto Rico.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in case of man hit by IndyGo bus
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for two cases Thursday, including one involving an Indianapolis man who died in 2018 from injuries sustained when an IndyGo bus driver allegedly ran over him at a bus stop.
Senate bill would criminalize the use of devices to jam security alarms, police radios
An Evansville burglary that disabled home security systems led a state lawmaker to draft legislation that would criminalize the manufacturing, selling, and use of jamming devices.
Web exclusive: New IU McKinney symposium to encourage informed AI use
The Indiana University McKinney School of Law is adding a new symposium to its roster, focused on how leaders can work with, not against, artificial intelligence in the legal field.
Cannabis company sues, alleging former employee worked simultaneously for a competitor
Colorado-based 3C LLC alleges the employee had been on staff for more than a year when the company discovered he was selling a competitor’s product while serving 3C customers.
New immigration court opens in Indianapolis
A new Indianapolis immigration court officially opened on Monday, the first of its kind to operate in Indiana.
Man known as ‘Truck Stop Serial Killer’ found guilty in Indianapolis woman’s murder
Bruce Mendenhall, 73, already is serving two life terms in Tennessee for a pair of murders and still faces trial for an Alabama murder.
Parents say daughters were victims of fake porn, sue school for allegedly failing to respond
The parents of four Fort Wayne girls allege that at least three minor male classmates used images and videos from internet sources such as Pornhub to create, edit, and sell video montages and still images of pornographic content with the girls’ names on them.
Indiana Supreme Court hears case involving ‘violent’ adopted son that parents want in foster care
The Whitley County case involves a 15-year-old boy who was diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome at birth.
Feds crack down on domestic abusers who illegally have guns
The LEATH initiative, which focuses law enforcement resources on domestic violence offenders who possess firearms illegally, was named in honor of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer Breann Leath, who died in April 2020 while responding to a domestic violence call.