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Supreme Court balks at Wrigley Field dispute

The Supreme Court is leaving in place a court decision dismissing a lawsuit filed against the Chicago Cubs by the owners of rooftop clubs adjacent to Wrigley Field.

Supreme Court allows Ohio, other state voter purges

States can target people who haven’t cast ballots in a while in efforts to purge their voting rolls, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case that has drawn wide attention amid stark partisan divisions and the approach of the 2018 elections.

Opinions June 11, 2018

Indiana Court of Appeals
Erica Manis v. Trista McNabb 
18A-GU-96 
Guardianship. Affirms the Madison Circuit Court’s denial of mother Erica Manis’ petition to terminate Trista McNabb’s guardianship of her child, J.F., but reverses the court’s denial of Manis’ request for parenting time. The trial court erred by refusing to consider the petition for visitation time because it believed it lacked authority to order parenting time for mother.

Court sees ‘high likelihood’ that Indiana’s voting law violates federal act

Three public advocacy groups have temporarily stopped the enforcement of Indiana’s 2017 voter registration law, which could potentially purge eligible voters from the rolls without providing them written notice. Judge Tanya Walton Pratt of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting the state from implementing the 2017 version of Senate Enrolled Act 442.

Three defendants face federal charges related to killings of two police officers

Three individuals linked to the killings of Boone County Deputy Jacob Pickett and Terre Haute Police Officer Robert Pitts now face federal charges for the illegal purchase and possession of firearms used in those killings. Dawn Rochon, Tiffany Dean Levi Brenton have been charged for their role in illegally purchasing and possessing firearms eventually used to kill Pickett and Pitts earlier this year.

Indiana GOP platform keeps marriage between man and woman

Indiana Republican Party activists overwhelmingly voted Saturday to reaffirm language first inserted in their platform when Vice President Mike Pence was governor that defines marriage as a union “between a man and a woman.”

Boy in Noblesville school shooting hears charges

A 13-year-old boy accused of shooting a teacher and classmate at an Indiana school mostly remained silent during an appearance in court more than two weeks after he was accused of shooting a classmate and a teacher in suburban Indianapolis.

New charges filed against Manafort in Russia probe

Special counsel Robert Mueller has brought additional charges against President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman and a longtime associate who prosecutors have said has ties to Russian intelligence.

Opinions June 8, 2018

Indiana Court of Appeals
Lockerbie Glove Factory Town Home Owners Association, Inc., Andre B. Lacy, Julia L. Lacy, Elliot J. & Serena Androphy, et al. v. Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission, and Dan Jacobs
49A02-1708-CT-1681
Civil Tort. Affirms judgment of the trial court denial of a petition for judicial review of the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission’s certificate of appropriateness to Dan Jacobs for constructing a retail, residential and parking project in the Lockerbie Square Historic District of Indianapolis. Finds the Remonstrators failed to prove that the Commission decision was invalid due to bias.

COA allows construction project to continue in historic district

Construction of a parking lot and retail center in a historic preservation district will continue despite objections from homeowners in the area after the Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a ruling from the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission.

Adviser who defrauded former Colt of $4.7M gets seven years in prison

A former financial adviser who admitted to defrauding former Indianapolis Colts defensive end Cory Redding out of $4.7 million was sentenced Friday to seven years in federal prison. Kenneth Ray Cleveland received the punishment after pleading guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges. 

Chicago man charged after Hammond fire killed 1, injured 2

A Chicago man faces murder and other charges in connection with an April 14 fire in Hammond that killed a woman and injured two others. Court records show 42-year-old Ronald Alan Gee also faces attempted murder and arson charges connected to the fire that killed 62-year-old Brenda Poole.

Widow of man killed in Marion plane-jet collision sues jet’s pilot

The widow of a firefighter killed when a small plane collided with a business jet in Marion is suing the jet’s pilot and his employer. Autumn Wittkamper contends Richard Darlington and Avis Industrial Corp. are responsible in the April 2 collision that killed 31-year-old David Wittkamper.

McKinney Endowment nears $20,000 mark

Since the December 2017 creation of an endowment in honor of the late Larry McKinney, senior judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, the fund is getting close to reaching the $20,000 milestone. The Honorable Larry J. McKinney Fund for Civic Education was started by the Indiana Bar Foundation to support civic educations programs like We the People and Indiana Mock Trial.