Fort Wayne man charged with child neglect after 2-year-old finds gun on bed, shoots him in the back
An Indiana man faces felony charges after he was shot in the back by a 2-year-old boy who found the weapon on a bed, according to authorities.
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Supreme Court pauses order curbing Biden administration efforts to block social media posts
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a lower court order curbing Biden administration efforts to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.
Justice Department says no valid basis for judge to step aside from Trump’s DC case
The Justice Department is challenging efforts by former President Donald Trump to disqualify the Washington judge presiding over the case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
State files 1st brief challenging class certification in RFRA case against abortion ban
The state has filed its opening brief challenging class certification in the case against Indiana’s near-total abortion ban based on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
IU settles civil rights lawsuit, police chief out after parking fee arrest
Indiana University’s police chief is out, and the university has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit after a graduate student said two IU Police Department officers violated his rights when he was arrested for an unpaid $3 parking fee.
Review of expired commitment order not moot, COA rules in affirming commitment
The negative collateral consequences a patient potentially faces from an involuntary temporary commitment order makes review of an expired order “meaningful” and not moot, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled, though it ultimately affirmed the commitment.
Hunter Biden indicted on federal firearms charges in long-running probe weeks after plea deal failed
Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday on federal firearms charges, the latest and weightiest step yet in a long-running investigation into the president’s son.
Allen County hosting summit to increase mental health awareness, put spotlight on community needs
A first-of-its kind summit next week in Allen County will focus on mental health issues that impact people from all walks of life.
Opinions Sept. 14, 2023
Court of Appeals of Indiana
In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: M.T. v. Community Health Network
23A-MH-341
Mental health. Affirms M.T.’s temporary commitment. Finds the appeal is not moot because M.T. may face negative collateral consequences with respect to future involuntary civil commitment proceedings if the instant commitment order were invalid and left undisturbed. Also finds Community Health Network presented sufficient evidence to support M.T.’s temporary commitment.
Federal courts to allow audio access to certain civil, bankruptcy proceedings
| IL Staff
The Judicial Conference of the United States has approved changes to its broadcast policy that expands access to civil and bankruptcy proceedings over its longstanding pre-COVID policy.
Expired involuntary commitment appeal not moot, but COA affirms commitment order
A man’s appeal of his expired temporary involuntary commitment order was not moot, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled Thursday. However, the COA also affirmed a trial’s court judgment that granted a petition for the man’s commitment.
Magistrate grants motion to stay discovery in case brought by former ICE detainees
A federal magistrate judge has granted local defendants’ motion to stay discovery in a case involving noncitizen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Clay County Jail while a motion to dismiss is pending.
Judge dismisses landowners’ lawsuit against LEAP District annexation
A Boone County judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a group of landowners against the city of Lebanon over the municipality’s decision to annex 5,200 acres of land and create a new zoning district for the LEAP Lebanon Innovation District.
Man accused of killing Purdue University dormitory roommate found fit for trial after hospital stay
A man charged with murder in the stabbing death of his Purdue University dormitory roommate has been found competent to stand trial, court records show.
Federal judge again declares DACA illegal with issue likely to be decided by Supreme Court
While a federal judge on Wednesday declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, he declined to order an immediate end to the program.
Jury awards $100,000 to Kentucky couple denied marriage license by ex-county clerk Kim Davis
A federal jury has awarded $100,000 to a Kentucky couple who sued former county clerk Kim Davis over her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
4 former officers plead not guilty to federal civil rights charges in Tyre Nichols beating
Four former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal civil rights charges in the violent beating and death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop nine months ago.
Batesville Casket Co. files suit against former employee
Batesville Casket Co. LLC has filed a lawsuit accusing a former employee of stealing trade secrets and confidential company information.
Justices agree to hear divorce, juvenile commitment cases
| IL Staff
The Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer to two cases last week, one involving a divorce dispute and another involving a juvenile’s commitment to the Department of Correction.
Hancock Co. school districts win summary judgment on Title IX claim, but jurisdiction may be relinquished on state-law claims
Two school districts facing a Title IX lawsuit brought by a student with disabilities who alleges she was sexually assaulted won summary judgment this week, but the federal judge may relinquish jurisdiction over the state-law claims.