Bloomington’s annexation attempts lead to legal chess, constitutional question
The city of Bloomington is still attempting to expand its borders to the displeasure of a significant amount of the Monroe County residents who stand to be annexed.

The city of Bloomington is still attempting to expand its borders to the displeasure of a significant amount of the Monroe County residents who stand to be annexed.
Three top GOP candidates for Indiana governor far out-raised their fellow hopefuls in semi-annual campaign finance reports released Monday, with U.S. Sen. Mike Braun recording the largest haul.
Indiana Supreme Court justices have agreed to consider two cases for the week ending April 7.
In addition to the “big news” of the year, Indiana Lawyer in 2022 also provided readers with stories exploring attorneys’ off-the-clock interests, obituaries of lawyers and judges who died, and summaries of disciplinary actions.
With a recommendation report now submitted to Indiana University Provost and Executive Vice President Rahul Shrivastav, the next dean of the IU Maurer School of Law could be named any day.
Indiana Lawyer reporter Katie Stancombe took home the Indiana Judges Association’s Media Award on Thursday. Stancombe was honored for her coverage of judicial officers in Indiana’s rural communities.
Less than 24 hours after the unprecedented leak of the draft opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade, Chief Justice John Roberts ordered an investigation into the “egregious breach.” Since then? Silence.
Public approval of the Supreme Court has fallen following the leak of a draft opinion that would overturn the Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing abortion rights nationwide, according to a poll.
After an almost four-month delay, Marion Superior Court will start operating out of the new Community Justice Campus on the east side of Indianapolis May 2.
Indiana Supreme Court
John B. Larkin v. State of Indiana
21S-CR-00427
Criminal. Affirms the LaPorte Superior Court’s judgment against John B. Larkin for Class C felony involuntary manslaughter. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying Larkin’s motion to dismiss for prosecutorial misconduct or by treating the handgun as an aggravator. Finds the state presented sufficient evidence to overcome Larkin’s self-defense claim and that Larkin was not deprived of fair notice. Justice Steven David dissents with separate opinion, arguing that the acquittal of his crimes should be upheld.
The following 7th Circuit opinions were posted after IL deadline on Thursday. Justin Castelino v. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 19-1905 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Terre Haute Division. Senior Judge William T. Lawrence. Civil. Affirms the Indiana Southern District Court’s entry of summary judgment for Rose-Hulman Institute […]
The Indiana Court of Appeals has cut off the tap for a suspended attorney who it says has acted as a broken faucet of frivolous filings for far too long concerning injuries he claimed to sustain after falling at Indiana University, despite an earlier dismissal from the court.
The United States Supreme Court waited exactly three years to reject the appeal petition of a defendant sentenced to life without parole for a murder he committed near Ball State University 27 years ago when he was 17.
The United States Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed ready to give college athletes a win in a dispute with Indianapolis-based NCAA over rules limiting their education-related compensation.
The Supreme Court of the United States seemed likely Tuesday to allow tribal police officers to stop and search non-Indians on tribal lands over concerns that drunk drivers or even violent criminals might otherwise elude authorities.
The Indiana Supreme Court has launched a new online tool providing information about daily dockets for courts in more than 30 Indiana counties. The tool follows court rules requiring courts to make daily calendars public and permitting courts to livestream proceedings due to COVID-19.
The Supreme Court of the United States on Wednesday seemed inclined to expand when officers can enter a suspect’s home without a warrant.
The United States Supreme Court’s ruling Wednesday in a multimillion-dollar dispute over a collection of religious artworks will make it harder for some lawsuits to be tried in U.S. courts over claims that property was taken from Jews during the Nazi era.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed cautious about siding with oil and gas companies in a case involving global warming.
The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with whether to revive a lawsuit brought by a Georgia college student who sued school officials after being prevented from distributing Christian literature on campus.