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Tywan Church, 43, of Fort Wayne, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to distribution of a controlled substance, possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
The Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer for 16 cases for the week ending July 12.
The Judicial Nominating Commission will be meeting Monday to hold interviews for the upcoming vacancy due to Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Patricia Riley’s retirement in August.
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by national and state Republicans that sought to bar Nevada from counting mail ballots received after Election Day.
Donald Trump takes the stage Thursday at the Republican National Convention to accept his party’s nomination again and give his first speech since he was cut off mid-sentence by a flurry of gunfire in an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania.
A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to lift a judge’s order temporarily blocking the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule meant to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students.
Democrats worried about President Joe Biden’s ability to win this November are making a renewed push for him to reconsider his reelection bid, using mountains of data, frank conversations and now, his own time off the campaign trail after testing positive for COVID, to encourage a reassessment.
The Indiana Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday establishing the Marion County Expedited Mental Health Appeals Pilot Project.
An Alabama man was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for setting a Connersville home on fire, killing two pets in the process, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana.
A USA track and field athlete will have her appeal heard before the Indiana Court of Appeals, with oral arguments scheduled for Aug.7.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Tyrone D. Bradshaw v. State of Indiana
23A-CR-2700
Criminal. Reverses Tyrone Bradshaw’s conviction in Marion Superior Court for a Level 6 felony of pointing a firearm and remands with instructions for the trial court to vacate that conviction and its corresponding sentence. Finds the state cannot demonstrate a distinction between the criminal confinement allegation and the pointing-a-firearm allegation based on the facts from trial. Also finds the state failed to rebut the presumptive double jeopardy violation under step three of the state’s substantive double jeopardy analysis. Judge Paul Felix dissents with a separate opinion.
President Joe Biden is seriously considering proposals to establish term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices, and an ethics code that would be enforceable under law amid growing concerns that the justices are not held accountable, according to three people briefed on the plans.
The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for a Texas man shortly before he was to receive a lethal injection in a killing decades ago.
A Georgia appeals court has set a December hearing for arguments on the appeal of a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump.
Does a gratuity given to a public official after a city contract is awarded constitute a crime? In James Snyder’s case, the U.S. Supreme Court said no.
Democratic Attorney General nominee Destiny Wells on Tuesday said she would strengthen the state’s medical privacy protections, workers’ rights and the integrity of the state office if elected.
We will hold our Summer Mediation Day on August 9, 2024 at the Community Justice Center. It is our plan to mediate 30 cases with the goal of freeing up much needed space on the family law docket.
In 2024, the legal landscape surrounding elder law is undergoing significant transformation, with legislative changes reshaping the framework within which lawyers and their clients operate in this field.
Unlike the income and market approaches, the asset approach is rarely applied to functioning businesses. That approach and its underlying methods frequently correspond with “net book value,” or a lower conclusion of value than yielded under the income or market approaches.
Indiana and other states are looking at ways to provide better security for judges, with a Hoosier state committee looking at ways to improve safety and prevent tragedies like those seen in other states.
