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Opinions June 4, 2019

The following opinions were posted after IL deadline Monday.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Common Cause Indiana et al. v. Marion County Election Board
18-2735
Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Judge Sarah Evans Barker.
Civil. Vacates the consent decree that expanded the number of in-person early voting sites in Marion County. Finds both sides sought the same relief, a vacatur of the consent decree, after a shift in the county’s voting scheme replaced the precinct-based structure with a voting center plan. Remands to the district court with instructions to dismiss the case.  

White House tells 2 ex-aides to defy congressional subpoena

The White House is again directing former employees not to cooperate with a congressional investigation, this time instructing former aides Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson to defy subpoenas and refuse to provide documents to the House Judiciary Committee.

AG Hill’s bid to block Marion County early voting plan fizzles

The heated dispute ignited by Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill’s effort to block Marion County’s early voting plan ended with a whimper at the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Monday after both sides acknowledged a change in the voting method nixed the need for a ruling from the federal appellate bench.

CLE, fee violations lead to suspension of 144 attorneys

Nearly 145 attorneys have been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana, including national and international practitioners, after they failed to either pay annual fees and/or comply with continuing legal education requirements or both.

Opinions June 3, 2019

Indiana Supreme Court
State of Indiana v. Ernesto Ruiz
19S-CR-336
Criminal. Grants transfer and affirms the grant of Ernesto Ruiz’s motion to suppress statements he made to police before being provided with his Miranda warnings. Finds there is substantial, probative evidence that Ruiz was in custody. Justice Mark Massa concurs in result without separate opinion. Justice Geoffrey Slaughter dissents, believing transfer should be denied, without separate opinion.

Illinois poised to be 11th state to allow recreational marijuana

Illinois is likely to become the 11th state to allow small amounts of marijuana for recreational use after the Democratic-controlled House on Friday sent a legalization plan to Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker. The move further isolates Indiana’s criminalization of marijuana nationally and among its neighboring states.

2 charged in vandalism of Hammond church

Authorities say two men are facing charges after they allegedly ransacked a northwestern Indiana church and left behind painted hate messages. Hammond police announced Saturday that 23-year-old Aaron J. Vanoppens and 22-year-old Nicholas D. Reding were charged with one count each of burglary and institutional criminal mischief after the interior of Faith United Church of Christ in Hammond sustained significant damage.

Judge to hear bid to block Indiana abortion procedure ban

A federal judge is set to take up the American Civil Liberties Union’s bid to block a new Indiana law that would ban a second-trimester abortion procedure. A judge in Indianapolis was scheduled to hear arguments Monday from the state’s attorneys and the ALCU of Indiana, which is seeking a preliminary injunction to prevent the ban on dilation and evacuation abortions from taking effect July 1.