‘Predatory’ towing restrictions revived in Indiana Senate committee, despite mixed support
The legislation targets “excessive” and unreasonable charges on towing invoices, especially for commercial vehicles like semitrailers.

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The legislation targets “excessive” and unreasonable charges on towing invoices, especially for commercial vehicles like semitrailers.
Critics of the Indiana Economic Development Corp., which receives hundreds of millions in tax dollars each year, have wondered whether the agency has been transparent and fiscally responsible enough.
Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, a doctoral student at Tufts University, had been moved out of Massachusetts by the time her lawyer went to court and a judge ordered her to be kept in the state.
He wants to require voters to show proof that they are U.S. citizens before they can register for federal elections, count only mail or absentee ballots received by Election Day and more.
Foreign leaders were quick to criticize the tariffs, a sign that President Trump could be intensifying a broader trade war that could damage growth worldwide.
The Indiana Supreme Court Commission on Judicial Qualifications has filed nine counts of misconduct against Howard Superior Court Judge Matthew J. Elkin.
The lawsuit accuses the city and others of negligence for failing to close off the low-head dam or post signs warning of its dangers.
The Hoosier Environmental Council says a state permit improperly allows the Eagle Valley Generating Station—an AES-owned power plant in Martinsville—to discharge untreated wastewater from its coal ash waste ponds into a stretch of the West Fork of the White River.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Autovest LLC v. John Bach
24A-CC-2070
Civil collections. Reverses Lake Superior Court Magistrate Judge Shaun Olsen’s dismissal of Autovest LLC’s complaint against John Bach on the basis that Autovest failed to follow proper procedure for renewing a prior judgment. Finds the trial court thus erred as a matter of law by dismissing the renewal complaint. Remands with instructions to reinstate Autovest’s renewal complaint. Attorney for appellant: Brad Council. No attorney listed for appellee.
Seven justices joined the opinion, authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, upholding the regulations. Two justices, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, dissented.
Lawmakers said they’d be open to expanding the prohibition to other forms of advertising, too.
The order says the U.S. has failed “to enforce basic and necessary election protections” and calls on states to work with federal agencies to share voter lists and prosecute election crimes.
Kroger said in Tuesday’s court filing that it should not be forced to pay Albertsons a $600 million termination fee as well as billions of dollars in legal fees.
As a service to our readers, The Indiana Lawyer will gradually post all Indiana judges’ disclosure forms online over the next several months.
Some judges also reported earning outside compensation for everything from working as a stagehand at Pink and Taylor Swift concerts to serving as a board member for the Indianapolis Indians baseball team.
Many Indiana attorneys expect there to be a continuity of enforcement in at least some areas, such as Big Tech, health care and mergers and acquisitions.
The initiative is an effort to understand what democracy looks like at home and abroad, and how current practices inform what the future holds as the definition of democracy evolves.
The Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic in Indianapolis has been making a difference in the lives of residents for over 30 years.
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There are democratic avenues to change the law to what it “should” be.