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A project in the federal courthouse in Indianapolis aims to take what the court calls the “worst of the worst” ex-offenders and offers them a hand to break the cycle of bad decisions, criminal behavior and reincarceration.
Web-based legal service providers have their sights set on expanding their offerings in Indiana, and they’ll need lawyers in the state to do it. Trouble is, no one has yet determined whether some of the companies’ business models may violate rules of professional conduct.
It’s been 25 years since former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was convicted of rape in an Indianapolis court, but the legal professionals who were involved in the case can still recall it well.
Attorneys around the state volunteered their time and physical stamina this past weekend for the annual Day of Service.
A machine rental company did not owe a duty to train or offer to train a man who later died while using the boom lift on how to use the equipment and, thus, was entitled to summary judgment on a negligence claim brought by his estate, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
A former employee of the Indiana Department of Transportation failed to prove he was fired due to his post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosis, so a district court judge properly granted INDOT summary judgment on the employee’s discrimination claims, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals determined Monday.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Jeff Monroe v. Indiana Department of Transportation and Joe McGuinness
16-1959
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Judge Sarah Evans Barker.
Civil. Affirms the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the Indiana Department of Transportation and Joe McGuinness. Finds Jeff Monroe failed to provide sufficient evidence that the reason for his termination was pretextual. Also finds Monroe failed to establish similarly situated employees were treated differently than he was.
Larry Mackey, the former federal prosecutor in the Oklahoma City bombing case, will be the featured speaker for the annual Randall T. Shepard Lecture Series hosted by the Evansville Bar Association.
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved by a unanimous voice vote Thursday the nomination of Joshua Minkler to continue to be the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Indiana.
In order to comply with national requirements for Chapter 13 bankruptcy plans, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana is modifying its current local plan and is seeking public comment on the proposed modifications.
After 21 years in custody, a man whose murder conviction was overturned by the Indiana Supreme Court is free.
Crews have started a long project to remove asbestos from a central Indiana courthouse.
After watching his mother die from meningitis in a nationwide outbreak caused by contaminated steroids, Scott Shaw is determined to make sure something like that never happens again.
A former central Indiana bailiff is suing the county’s sheriff, alleging that he was fired because he planned to run for sheriff.
Trial proceedings are set to begin in Terre Haute Monday for one of four adults charged in connection with a 9-year-old boy’s starvation death earlier this year.
Three advocacy groups sued the federal government Thursday to block construction of a border wall with Mexico, alleging that that Trump administration overstepped its authority by waiving environmental reviews and other laws.
The Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether to add three cases to its docket when it hears arguments on petition to transfer next week.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Jacob O. Robinson v. State of Indiana
22A01-1604-CR-856
Criminal. Reverses and vacates Jacob O. Robinson’s sentence, pursuant to a plea agreement, for his conviction of Class D felony attempted residential entry and his admission to being a habitual substance offender. Finds sua sponte that Robinson’s habitual substance offender adjudication and enhancement of the sentence for a non-substance offense was contrary to statute. Remands with instructions to enter a new plea agreement and sentence that comply with the relevant statutory authority or for further proceedings if the parties cannot reach such an agreement.
South Dakota's Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law that would require out-of-state retailers to collect sales taxes on in-state purchases — a defeat the state expected and welcomed in a case that eventually could have national implications for e-commerce.
A $70,000 settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit alleging discrimination and sexual harassment by employees of the Anderson Housing Authority.