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A man pleaded guilty to charges Thursday in connection with the fatal 2021 shooting of Chicago police officer Ella French and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
The U.S. Supreme Court avoided a catastrophic accident last year when a piece of marble at least 2 feet long crashed to the ground in an interior courtyard used by the justices and their aides, according to several court employees.
A Colorado judge has rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to keep him off the state ballot, ruling that his objections on free-speech grounds did not apply.
Republican Steve Scalise ended his bid to become House speaker late Thursday after hardline holdouts refused to back the party’s nominee, throwing the GOP majority into deeper chaos and leaving the chamber still unable to function.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board v. Marion County Sheriff’s Office (mem. dec.)
23A-PL-655
Civil plenary. Affirms the Marion Superior Court’s entry of summary judgment for the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Finds the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board’s argument that sheriff’s deputies aren’t eligible for training from the board isn’t properly before the court. Also finds the trial court did not enter injunctive relief. Vacates the trial court’s supplemental order, finding it was unnecessary dicta and potentially confusing to the underlying judgment.
The Indianapolis attorney convicted of federal misdemeanors related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol is now facing an attorney suspension in Indiana.
A company’s repeated efforts to notify a Madison County couple by mail that their properties had been sold at a tax sale met federal and state notice requirements, the Indiana Supreme Court affirmed Wednesday.
Amundsen Davis LLC, which has an Indianapolis office, has announced it will expand its operations and formally combine with the Columbus, Ohio-based law firm of Crabbe Brown & James LLP.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana is partnering with Indiana Disability Rights to survey the accessibility of early voting sites for the November election.
The Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board must admit Marion County sheriff’s deputies into its de-escalation training program, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled Thursday, upholding a special judge’s ruling in favor of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
Rep. Donna Schaibley, a Republican from Carmel, announced Thursday that she will retire after nearly 10 years in office.
A northwestern Indiana woman faces several charges after her 11-year-old daughter suffered multiple injuries falling from the roof of her moving car, court records say.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to preserve the Republican hold on a South Carolina congressional district against a claim that it treats Black voters unfairly.
A new Oklahoma judge could lose her job for sending more than 500 texts to her bailiff during a murder trial, including messages mocking the prosecutor, praising the defense attorney and calling a key witness a liar.
Indiana’s newest lawyers took their oaths of admission Wednesday as the state’s jurists showered them with praise for their accomplishments and offered advice about moving forward into the legal community.
Republicans nominated Rep. Steve Scalise on Wednesday to be the next House speaker and will now try to unite to elect the conservative in a floor vote after ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the job.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Dylan T. Myers v. State of Indiana
22A-CR-3022
Criminal. Affirms Dylan T. Myers’ conviction of neglect of a dependent resulting in catastrophic injury as a Level 1 felony and his 30-year sentence. Finds the state presented sufficient evidence to support Myers’ conviction. Also finds the sentence imposed on Myers’ conviction under the neglect statute as a Level 1 felony does not offend the proportionality clause of the Indiana Constitution.
With Indiana Northern District Magistrate Judge Joshua Kolar awaiting a confirmation vote from the U.S. Senate to fill a vacancy on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, the district court is preparing to fill the anticipated magistrate judge vacancy.
There was no evidence that a man intended to sell the methamphetamine found in his possession during a traffic stop, a split Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled Wednesday in reversing a dealing conviction.
A man convicted of neglect against his girlfriend’s infant daughter has failed to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that either insufficient evidence or the Indiana Constitution require reversal of his Level 1 felony conviction.
