Indiana Lawyer

The Indiana Supreme Court has extended a pilot program designed to help people contest temporary mental health commitments — and may expand it statewide. Reporter Caleb Amick writes about the Marion County Expedited Mental Health Program, which was established in 2024 as part of an effort to speed up appeals from patients who were involuntarily confined to an inpatient mental health facility or forced to receive outpatient services. Plus, reporter Maura Johnson examines the novel arguments an attorney used to defend a former gang leader who was eventually convicted in the death of rap artist Tupac Shakur.