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Indiana Court of Appeals
Autovest LLC v. Julie Abner
24A-CC-1113
Civil collection. Reverses the Marion Superior Court’s dismissal of Autovest, LLC’s complaint to renew a judgment against Julie Abner. Finds Autovest acted not only within its rights but prudently by filing its December 2023 renewal complaint against Abner under a new cause number. Also finds the trial court therefore erred as a matter of law when it dismissed Autovest’s renewal complaint
One of the largest office complexes in downtown Indianapolis officially changed hands this week, with the new owners eyeing an update for the property that could result in its partial conversion to a hotel. Tenants include the Indiana Supreme Court.
Democrat Jennifer McCormick tied Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Braun to the ultraconservative views of his running mate, Micah Beckwith, a self-proclaimed Christian nationalist.
Five elephants in a Colorado zoo could someday sue for their freedom, if the state’s Supreme Court sides with an animal rights group and declares them “persons” under the law. But first, the justices had a few questions about cats and dogs.
A recent Supreme Court decision doesn’t mean New York can’t enforce laws banning firearms from “sensitive” places such as public transportation, hospitals and schools, a federal appeals court said Thursday.
Indiana Supreme Court
Regina Geels v. Lindsay Flottemesch, Mackenzi Hatfield, and Stephanie Malinowski as Guardian for Marley Malinowski
24S-PL-362
Civil plenary. Grants transfer, vacating the Court of Appeals opinion and remands for the Allen Superior Court to apply the clear-and-convincing standard to the evidence. Finds Regina Geels’s burden-of-proof argument persuasive. Also finds creating a constructive trust requires a higher showing.
The dispute centers on whether the state should have to pay the attorney fees of a man who sought certain public records from the Indiana Election Division.
For the last four years, the office has supported website hosting for a “low cost,” but announced it would be eliminating the attached price tag this week.
Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales said Wednesday there is strong early voter turnout across the state — with more than half a million Hoosiers already casting their ballots.
The complaint accuses Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales of using his position for self-promotion by distributing election materials with Morales’ name printed larger than the name of his office.
The Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that Butler County’s Republican-majority election board must count provisional ballots that were cast by two voters after they learned their mail-in ballots were voided because they arrived without mandatory secrecy envelopes.
The framework signed by President Joe Biden and announced Thursday is designed to ensure that national security agencies can access the latest and most powerful AI while also mitigating its misuse.
The two worked as correctional officers at the New Castle Correctional Facility, a privately managed prison within the Indiana Department of Correction.
Drew Loftus, a principal with Silverstone Development LLC, claims he has not had access to the company’s offices, calendars, communications or financial records since May.
Indiana Court of Appeals
T.W. (Minor Child) v. Indiana Department of Child Services
24A-JC-780
Juvenile CHINS. Affirms the Delaware Circuit Court’s termination of the Indiana Department of Child Services’ wardship of T.W. and the court’s closure of T.W.’s CHINS case. Finds the court’s closure of the CHINS case is a proper dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Also finds the court has statutory authority to reinstate its jurisdiction after the child’s release from the Indiana Department of Correction.
Accountant Nathaniel D. Wills, 34, was also ordered to spend three years on supervised release after his time in prison and pay $877,507 in restitution.
A Noble County judge sentenced Fred Bandy Jr., 69, on Tuesday to a life term with the possibility of parole in Laurel Jean Mitchell’s August 1975 death.
The nation’s highest court has a lower profile than it did in the past two presidential campaigns despite an early summer ruling on presidential immunity.
The Georgia Supreme Court unanimously declined the request for expedited handling, which means it will likely take months before there’s a ruling on the case as a whole.
