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In a 44-page brief, Adrienne Meiring, executive director of the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission, called Rokita’s motion “procedurally improper” and “meritless.”
U.S. District Judge Damon Leichty sentenced James Dockins, 37, of South Bend to 128 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl.
More than 1,200 students nationwide previously had lost their legal status or had visas revoked, leaving them at risk for deportation.
Indiana Court of Appeals
James Beau Burkhart v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-1237
Criminal. Affirms James “Beau” Burkhart’s murder conviction in Wayne Superior Court and his 55-year prison sentence. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion by excluding evidence of the father’s prior criminal charges and convictions, and Burkhart’s mitigated sentence is not inappropriate under Appellate Rule 7(B). Attorney for appellant: Cara Schaefer Wieneke. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Deputy Attorney General Jennifer Anwarzai.
On leave from Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, Tom Wheeler is part of the Trump administration’s inter-agency Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism, which is in a battle with Harvard University.
The Indiana Legislature approved a pared-down $46.2 billion state budget bill early Friday morning that will triple the state’s cigarette tax and cut funding for a wide swath of entities and programs.
Thursday alone saw more than two dozen proposals sent to Gov. Mike Braun’s desk, including those dealing with education “deregulation,” pharmaceutical pricing and public retiree bonuses.
More than $7 million earmarked to support PBS and NPR affiliates across Indiana, including WFYI in Indianapolis, did not survive late changes to the state budget.
The nine-member board serves as the governing body for the state’s largest postsecondary institution, overseeing major decisions related to policy, finances and leadership appointments.
The legislation threatens to strip the state’s largest hospital systems of their nonprofit status if their prices exceed state average prices.
Indiana is set to join the handful of states running partisan school board elections after a squeaker of a final vote Thursday—pending a decision from Republican Gov. Mike Braun.
The administrations asks tht the court should allow the ban to take effect nationwide, except for the seven service members and one aspiring member of the military who sued.
The plan is not as sweeping as the one initially approved by the Indiana Senate on April 16. Still, the compromise measure would cut nine judicial posts in four counties and add 8 judicial jobs in four others.
The actions stem from growing concerns over how the state conducts economic development activities, how much it spends on those activities and how transparent it is about its business.
The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the National Education Association and the American Civil Liberties Union.
He said the merger would create a regional monopoly that “would impose a negative impact on Hoosiers in the area seeking quality health care and affordable costs.”
A Delaware Circuit Court jury convicted a Yorktown man on five counts of child molesting on Wednesday following a three-day jury trial.
Indiana Court of Appeals
MIB, LLC, Ryan Polokoff, and Sabine Kissee v. City of Noblesville and The Planning and Development Director for the City of Noblesville, Indiana
24A-PL-1893
Civil plenary. Affirms Hamilton Superior Court Judge Michael Casati’s entry of a preliminary injunction ordering that MIB cease its operations at a certain location in Noblesville and enjoining the respondents from reopening the business in any zoning district in Noblesville where sex shops are prohibited unless approved through a use variance or rezoning petition. Finds that the city and planning development director have shown they have at least a reasonable likelihood of success at trial by establishing a prima facie case. Also finds that as the city and director have shown a reasonable likelihood that MIB is in violation of the city’s ordinance, pursuant to the “per se” injunctive standard, they “need not make a showing of irreparable harm or a balance of the hardship” in their favor. Attorneys for appellant: Lonnie Johnson, Justin Schwemmer, Robert Esrock. Attorneys for appellees: Vivek Hadley, Donald Morgan, Beth Copeland.
Bedford Recycling is challenging the revocation of its zoning permit. County officials yanked the permit after competing national conglomerate Republic Services objected to its issuance.
The new budget proposal provides more funding for operations and business-promotion support for the Indiana Economic Development Corp., but cuts five funds and programs totaling $35 million.