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Justices to decide if sex offender’s internet restriction unconstitutional

After being convicted of incest with his teenage niece, a Tippecanoe County man’s sentence contained several probation conditions, including a prohibition on accessing websites “frequented by children” and a prohibition on internet use without prior approval. Those conditions are the subject of an appeal now under review by the Indiana Supreme Court, which will decide whether the conditions, as applied, are unconstitutional.

7th Circuit gives new remand instructions on petition for rehearing

After withdrawing a September opinion to correct an error in remand instructions, a panel of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has once again ordered a district court judge to partially vacate two men’s child pornography convictions in order to correct a double jeopardy violation.

Opinions Dec. 7, 2017

The following opinion was posted after IL deadline Wednesday.
Indiana Supreme Court
In the Matter of: Richard S. Mossler
29S00-1704-DI-203
Disciplinary. Suspends Richard S. Mossler from the practice of law in Indiana for at least six months without automatic reinstatement. Finds Mossler engaged in attorney misconduct arising from his professional relationship with an out-of-state corporation.

Huntington judge faces sex-based harassment suit

A longtime judge in Huntington County at the center of a separate recent controversy has been sued by a county employee who alleges she was the victim of the judge’s “campaign of sex-based harassment, discrimination, and retaliation” that “created a hostile and oppressive workplace environment.”

Portage officials mull suing US Steel

Officials of a northern Indiana city have condemned U.S. Steel’s silence over an October spill of a potentially carcinogenic chemical into a Lake Michigan tributary.

Gov. Holcomb files appeal in Bloomington annexation dispute

Gov. Eric Holcomb is turning to the Indiana Court of Appeals after the Monroe Circuit Court denied the governor’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the city of Bloomington over an annexation dispute. Special Judge Frank Nardi issued a stay Dec. 4 on further court proceedings pending an interlocutory review.

Opinions Dec. 6, 2017

Indiana Court of Appeals
Kevin M. Dolick v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
79A02-1701-CR-21
Criminal. Affirms Kevin M. Dolick’s six-year sentence for his conviction of Level 3 felony dealing in methamphetamine, enhanced by three years based upon his guilty plea to using a firearm in the commission of the controlled substance offense. Finds Dolick waived his double jeopardy claim against the three-year enhancement by pleading guilty and benefitting from a plea bargain.

ICLEO program taking applications for 2018

The Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity (ICLEO) program is taking applications from underrepresented individuals interested in pursuing a law degree and career as a lawyer.

Lawyers: Trump too busy to face woman’s defamation lawsuit

Lawyers for President Donald Trump argued on Tuesday that a defamation lawsuit filed by a former contestant on his reality TV show “The Apprentice” who accused him of unwanted sexual contact should at least be blocked while he’s in office because he’s too busy and important.