IU McKinney symposium focused on public health, housing, environmental issues
| IL Staff
The IU McKinney School of Law plans to hold a daylong symposium devoted to public health, housing and environmental issues later this month.
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Hispanic Heritage Month CLE looks at immigration experience
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana hosted a continuing legal education event Friday to learn more about the immigration experience.
Southern District denies dismissal motion in Anderson redistricting lawsuit
A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss an electoral redistricting lawsuit that alleges Anderson’s city council districts violate constitutional and statutory rights.
IN Supreme Court amends citation requirements in Rules of Appellate Procedure
The Indiana Supreme Court has amended Rule 22 of the Rules of Appellate Procedure, which in part details how memorandum decisions should be cited and broadens the scope of cases that need to be cited.
Farm bill stalled amid U.S. House speaker battle, delay of spending bills
As Congress faces another pressing deadline to fund the government and the U.S. House grinds to a halt without a speaker, the reauthorization of the nation’s agriculture and hunger programs has taken a back seat.
How third-party and independent candidates could threaten Democrats and Republicans in 2024
While the politics are murky, a fresh frenzy of outsider candidates threatens to weaken both major parties as Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump tighten their grip on their parties’ presidential nominations.
Workers at Mack Trucks go on strike after rejecting tentative contract deal
Union workers at Mack Trucks went on strike Monday after voting down a tentative five-year contract agreement that negotiators had reached with the company.
Tensions rise over deposition, judge selection in Senate hopeful John Rust’s ballot access suit
A lawsuit filed by Republican U.S. Senate candidate John Rust appears to be in a stalemate amid the search for a new judge, disagreements over filing timelines and contention over a deposition.
Opinions Oct. 6, 2023
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Loren Wayne Tidwell v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
23A-PC-55
Post-conviction relief. Affirms the denial of Loren Tidwell’s petition for post-conviction relief. Finds Tidwell’s right to due process was not infringed in the underlying post-conviction proceedings. Also finds Tidwell has not demonstrated that the post-conviction court’s conclusion that trial counsel rendered effective assistance was clearly erroneous. Finally, finds PCR counsel’s performance did not deprive Tidwell of a procedurally fair proceeding.
IN Supreme Court amends section for deposition rules of trial procedure
| IL Staff
The Indiana Supreme Court has amended the Rules of Trial Procedure regarding depositions. The changes, which were announced Wednesday and are effective Jan. 1, are to subsections C and F of Rule 30 on Depositions Upon Oral Examination.
IN justices grant transfer to negligence, spoilation case
Indiana Supreme Court justices granted transfer to a case involving an insurance company that made negligence and spoilation claims against a company hired for renovation work after a house fire.
IN Supreme Court orders new hearing after finding trial court didn’t comply with Juvenile Waiver Statute
A trial court failed to comply with the Juvenile Waiver Statute before accepting a teenager’s admission to auto theft, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled in a reversal.
IN Supreme Court to hear two oral arguments next week
| IL Staff
The Indiana Supreme Court will be hearing two oral arguments next week in cases involving a woman injured in a swimming pool accident and an arbitration dispute involving more than 30 models and an insurance provider for three strip clubs.
Woman charged in June shooting that killed 3 in an Indianapolis entertainment district
A 24-year-old woman has been charged in a June shooting that killed three people and sent others running in panic through an Indianapolis entertainment district, authorities said.
Indiana to receive $3.6M in privacy breach settlement
Indiana will receive $3.6 million, the most of any state, as part of a $49.5 million multistate settlement with software company Blackbaud, which was the subject of a 2020 data breach affecting millions of people.
Trump lawyers seek dismissal of DC federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity
Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a judge Thursday to dismiss the Washington federal election subversion case against him, arguing the Republican is immune from prosecution for actions they say were taken in his official role as president.
Maryland Supreme Court weighs victims’ rights in case of Adnan Syed from ‘Serial’ podcast
Maryland’s highest court is considering whether the rights of a murder victim’s family were violated when Adnan Syed ‘s conviction in the killing was vacated last fall, years after his case gained national attention through the hit podcast “Serial.”
DCS found in contempt for not searching current, former directors’ emails in child death case
A Hendricks Superior Court judge has found the Indiana Department of Child Services in civil contempt for failing to search the emails of its current and former directors in a case involving a 4-year-old who was killed.
Health care provider doesn’t retain immunity from med-mal suit for causing abuse report, COA rules in reversal
An amendment to the child abuse reporting statute represents a policy determination that a provider who hasn’t acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct doesn’t retain immunity from a medical malpractice action for causing a report of child abuse.
Appellate court reverses resisting conviction, finding ‘pulling away’ wasn’t ‘forcible resistance’
A man arrested for acting disruptively in a casino has secured the reversal of his resisting law enforcement conviction, but the Court of Appeals of Indiana upheld his remaining convictions.
