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The judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana have selected Kristine Seufert to serve as Clerk of Court, Chief Judge Tanya Walton Pratt announced earlier this month.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Keith Allison and Joan Allison v. Jon Roock
23A-PL-3057
Civil plenary. Affirms the Bartholomew Superior Court’s denial of Keith and Joan Allison’s motion for summary judgment. Reverse the trial court’s grant of Jon Roock’s motion for summary judgment. Finds a genuine issue of material fact precludes the entry of summary judgment with respect to whether Roock’s maintenance of his lot was in violation of the Second Tamerix Lake Addition’s restrictions and covenants. Remands for further proceedings.
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence.
The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump is hearing arguments Friday on a long-shot defense effort to get the indictment thrown out based on the claim that the prosecutor who brought the charges was illegally appointed.
Protecting access to abortion has emerged as a key theme in the campaigns of Democrats, including President Joe Biden in his reelection bid. Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, has said states should decide whether to restrict abortions.
TikTok disclosed a letter Thursday that accused the Biden administration of engaging in “political demagoguery” during high-stakes negotiations between the government and the company as it sought to relieve concerns about its presence in the U.S. The letter — sent to David Newman, a top official in the Justice Department’s national security division, before President […]
The evidence is considered crucial in the government’s effort to prove that Menendez and his wife received gold bars, cash and a luxury car from 2018 to 2022 from three New Jersey businessmen who benefited from favors Menendez allegedly delivered in return.
The Indiana Supreme Court will he hearing three oral arguments at the end of June, with the cases ranging from adoption to divorce to a dispute over an adult business license.
The Indiana Supreme Court issued disciplinary orders against two attorneys in the state, suspending them from practicing law in Indiana due to noncooperation.
As avian flu continues to spread to dairy cows across the United States, Hoosier officials said farmers are keeping a close eye on their herds, but animal testing mostly remains optional.
Just one month after settling with a South Carolina medical spa that was selling knockoff versions of its popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs, Eli Lilly and Co. is going after other sellers.
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business and anti-regulatory interests, declining their invitation to weigh in on a broader, never-enacted tax on wealth.
Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom, the latest move from a GOP-dominated Legislature pushing a conservative agenda under a new governor.
Marion Superior Court Magistrate Ronnie Huerta passed away earlier this month on June 10.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a steamboat bartender who alleged she and her coworkers were wrongly denied overtime pay by the company that employed them.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Mary Rodgers-Rouzier v. American Queen Steamboat Operating Company, LLC and HMS Global Maritime LLC
23-1812
Civil. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, New Albany Division. Judge Sarah Evans Barker. Reverses the district court’s dismissal of Mary Rodgers-Rouzier’s Fair Labor Standards Act complaint against American Queen Steamboat Operating Company. Finds the the district court was in error when it went beyond sending the question of Rodgers-Rouzier’s argument waiver’s validity to arbitration and instead rejected her argument’s premise, suggesting that the waiver was entirely lawful. Also finds that, in this case, Indiana law would not compel Rodgers-Rouzier to arbitrate, for the simple reason that the agreement expressly states that it is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act. Remands for further proceedings.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has proposed changes to Circuit Rules 46 and 51 concerning attorneys in the court and the duties of trial counsel in criminal cases.
A Fort Wayne man convicted for harassing and intimidating U.S. Rep. Jim Banks was given a pass by federal prosecutors, who declined to act on the case despite apparently pursuing similar cases in other districts — according to a December letter Banks sent to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.
The Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday that it projects this year’s federal budget deficit to be $400 billion higher, a 27% increase compared to its original estimate released in February.
Maryland this week became the latest state to announce mass pardons for people convicted of marijuana-related crimes as the nation wrestles with how to make amends for the lives disrupted in the decadeslong war on drugs.
