Magistrate Judge LaRue dies, leaves legacy of ‘compassionate insight’
Magistrate Judge Denise K. LaRue of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, described as being compassionate toward litigants in her court, died Wednesday.
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Judge denies hearing to challenge arrest in death of student
A judge has denied a southwestern Indiana man a hearing to challenge the evidence that led to his arrest on charges alleging he fatally shot his ex-girlfriend in the head.
Report: Despite fewer jobs filled, recent law school graduate employment up
The overall employment rate for recent law school graduates improved slightly in 2016 despite a drop in the number of jobs available and overall class size, according to a new report.
DeVos offers a lifeline to for-profit law school that hired her former adviser
Early this year, Charlotte School of Law looked ready to collapse after losing access to federal student loans. Until Donald Trump took office.
Report: Sessions aims at college affirmative action programs
The Trump administration is signaling that it will begin investigating universities over whether their admissions policies illegally discriminate against applicants, according to a published report.
Trump backs GOP plan to push legal immigration changes
President Donald Trump on Wednesday embraced legislation from two Republican senators that would place new limits on legal immigration and seek to create an system based more on merit and skills than family ties.
Amended rules address technological competence, judicial disqualification waiver
The Indiana Supreme Court has announced amendments to various court rules, including adding language about technological competence and new guidance on judge disqualification procedures.
Opinions Aug. 2, 2017
Indiana Court of Appeals
In Re the Marriage of: Brett Myers v. Lisa Myers (Phifer) (mem. dec.)
29A02-1701-DR-77
Domestic relation. Reverses the Hamilton Superior Court’s order for payment of post-secondary educational expenses and the award of attorney fees to Lisa Myers. Finds the trial court abused its discretion when calculating Brett Myers’ share of the post-secondary educational costs and when it awarded attorney’s fees to Lisa Myers. Remands for further proceedings.
Court complicates Trump’s threat to cut ‘Obamacare’ funds
President Donald Trump's bold threat to push "Obamacare" into collapse may get harder to carry out after a new court ruling.
Plea in violent drug ring case may allow man to avoid prison
A man who authorities say headed a large and violent Indianapolis-based drug trafficking ring has reached a plea agreement that could allow him to avoid prison time.
RV dealership scores victory in court over sales tax dispute
A northern Indiana RV company did not improperly fail to collect and remit sales tax for its out-of-state customers by physically delivering RVs to those customers in Michigan, the Indiana Tax Court ruled Wednesday, finding such sales are not considered to be made in Indiana as matter of law.
7th Circuit: District court did not have jurisdiction to rule in South Bend wiretapping case
In the most recent decision in litigation stemming from South Bend Police Department wiretapping allegations, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a district court’s determination that the unlawful recordings cannot be distributed to the city Common Council. The appeals court found that a prior settlement deprived the federal court of jurisdiction in the case.
Court ordered to make required findings before modifying protective order
An Indianapolis man violated the terms of a protective order when he harassed his ex-wife at church, but the trial court erred in modifying the order without making required findings, Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
Lake County courts increase probate availability
The judges of the circuit and superior courts in Lake County are seeking to improve the availability and efficiency of the county’s probate court services by offering increased availability of probate commissioners in one central location.
Religious group wins injunction against Pike schools
An Indianapolis township school district may not charge a religious group a fee to rent its facilities for a Bible-based after-school program for elementary students, a federal judge has ruled.
Indiana man free after being sentenced in killing at age 12
An Indiana man who was sentenced as a juvenile to 25 years in prison for helping kill his friend's stepfather has been released after spending seven years behind bars.
Opinions Aug. 1, 2017
Indiana Court of Appeals
Cody R. Hickman v. State of Indiana
27A02-1701-CR-59
Criminal. Affirms the Grant Superior Court’s determination that Cody R. Hickman was not entitled to accrued time against his sentence for time spent in a halfway house as part of a reentry court program and as a condition of his probation. Finds the trial court’s conclusion that Hickman was not confined or imprisoned while living at Grace House and participating in reentry court was not clearly against the facts and circumstances before it.
Man’s drug convictions affirmed despite evidence admission error
Though the Grant Circuit Court erred in admitting certain statements as evidence during a man’s drug trial, such error was harmless, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday in affirming his drug convictions.
Bamberger, SKO merger complete
The merger between Evansville-based Bamberger Foreman Oswald & Hahn LLP and Kentucky-based Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC was completed Tuesday, one month ahead of the expected closure date.