Indiana surpasses more than $1.1B in opioid-related settlements since 2021
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Attorney General Todd Rokita announced Monday that Indiana is expected to receive $16.5 million as part of a multi-state opioid settlement.

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Attorney General Todd Rokita announced Monday that Indiana is expected to receive $16.5 million as part of a multi-state opioid settlement.
Federal immigration authorities have arrested increasing numbers of people suspected of being in Indiana illegally — but have yet to deputize officer nominees from at least two Hoosier counties in President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign.
The threat of disability rights center cuts comes as the groups expect more demand for help after Republicans’ tax and budget law complicated Medicaid health coverage with a new work-reporting requirement.
Americans’ views of the Supreme Court have moderated somewhat since the court’s standing dropped sharply after its ruling overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022.
Federal immigration judges fired by the Trump administration are filing appeals, pursuing legal action and speaking out in an unusually public campaign to fight back.
A former officer with the Kokomo Police Department was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in June 2024 and lying to investigators to try to cover it up, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
U.S. District Court Judge Phillip Simon sentenced Kareim Coverson to 41 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, and ordered him to pay $614,597.50 in restitution to the victims of the offense.
A migrant from Venezuela deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador has taken the first step toward suing the U.S. government.
Indiana would redirect $25 million in annual federal school improvement funding away from low-performing schools under a state proposal for more flexibility in how it spends federal funds.
President Donald Trump has directed federal agencies to find ways to make it easier to forcibly hospitalize homeless people with mental illness and addiction for longer periods.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to cut hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to roll back federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
The revelation that Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump that his name was in the Jeffrey Epstein files has focused fresh attention on the president’s relationship with the wealthy financier and the Justice Department’s announcement this month that it would not be releasing any additional documents from the case.
Derrick Barbour, 28, also was sentenced for possession of a machine gun and having keys that opened U.S. Postal Service blue collection boxes.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Heather Schroeder and Misty Tanner v. Progressive Paloverde Insurance Company and Progressive Southeastern Insurance Co.
24-1559
Civil. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson. Reverses the district court’s class certification order for a group of Indiana car owners insured by Progressive Paloverde Insurance Company and Progressive Southeastern Insurance Company (whose cars Progressive deemed total losses after collisions. Finds the district court’s class certification decision rested on an erroneous interpretation of Progressive’s Indiana auto insurance policy. Remands for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. Multiple attorneys listed for both appellants and appellees.
U.S. District Court Judge Damon Leichty sentenced Solomon Newcomb, 30, after he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine.
Gov. Mike Braun now has 60 days to appoint one of the finalists to fill the position of Judge Andrea Trevino, who will retire Sept. 23.
Authorities said new DNA analysis helped connect Timothy R. Farber, 61, of Evansville, to the murder.
It marks the first time a federal appeals court has weighed in and brings the issue one step closer to coming back quickly before the Supreme Court.
The Ivy League school will pay a $200 million settlement over three years. It will also pay $21 million to resolve alleged civil rights violations against Jewish employees that occurred following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Quadir Quiroz v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-2649
Criminal. Affirms Quadir Quiroz’s murder conviction in St. Joseph Superior Court. Finds that Tavian Logan’s testimony was unavailable and that his testimony’s unavailability was brought about by Quiroz and/or others acting on his behalf. Also finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion by declaring the witness unavailable under Evidence Rule 804(a)(3) and 804(b)(5). Attorney for appellant: A. Robert Masters. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Deputy Attorney General Alexandria Sons.