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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids.
Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s team asked a judge on Thursday to set a Jan. 2 trial date for former President Donald Trump in the case charging him with plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals is asking the Indiana Supreme Court to provide guidance on what constitutes “arson” under state law.
A district court properly imposed an enhanced sentence on a man convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm because his three prior burglary convictions in Indiana qualified him for the enhancement, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
An Indianapolis teacher has filed an appeal to overturn a federal judge’s denial of her motion for a preliminary injunction against a new Indiana law that prohibits instruction on human sexuality in grades K-3.
Personal and business bankruptcy filings increased 10% nationally in the 12-month period that ended in June, according to data from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
7Th Circuit Court of Appeals
United States of America v. Paul Erlinger
22-1926
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Terre Haute Division. Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson.
Criminal. Affirms Paul Erlinger’s sentence to 15 years for illegally possessing a firearm. Finds there is no basis to hold that the Indiana burglary statute no longer qualifies for an enhanced sentence mandated by the Armed Career Criminal Act. Also finds that a preponderance of the evidence shows Erlinger’s offenses were committed on separate occasions.
Concord Law School will become Purdue Global Law School later this year.
An armed Utah man accused of making violent threats against President Joe Biden was shot and killed by FBI agents hours before the president landed in the state Wednesday, authorities said.
Special counsel Jack Smith’s team obtained a search warrant in January for records related to former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account, and a judge levied a $350,000 fine on the company for missing the deadline to comply, according to court documents.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday suspended the top prosecutor in Orlando, again wielding his executive power over local government in taking on a contentious issue in the 2024 presidential race.
A women’s basketball player at Grambling State University in Louisiana is accusing the Indianapolis-based NCAA of discriminating against historically Black colleges and universities in a federal lawsuit filed Aug. 4.
A filing in the discipline case against St. Joseph Probate Judge Jason Cichowicz sheds light on the facts surrounding his 45-day suspension and his defense. Meanwhile, the man whose relationship with Cichowicz underpins the action says Cichowicz was “bullied.”
More plaintiffs have been added to a lawsuit brought by former patients of an addiction treatment center in Mishawaka that had its license revoked following the deaths of three people.
A man who unknowingly pleaded guilty to a charge for which the statute of limitations had run has failed to secure habeas relief at the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals after also failing to secure post-conviction relief in the state courts.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
David W. Helvey v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
23A-CR-299
Criminal. Affirms David Helvey’s aggregate 20-month sentence for Level 6 felony intimidation and four counts of Class A misdemeanor intimidation. Finds Helvey’s sentence is not inappropriate in light of the nature of the offenses and his character.
A woman who sued her ex-employer for fraud after her position was eliminated the day she started work cannot add a new fraud claim to her amended complaint, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed.
A federal judge has granted most of a property owners association’s motions for judgment and dismissed with prejudice multiple damage-related claims in a civil lawsuit stemming from a 2015 sewage leak caused by a faulty lift station.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita released a fourth edition of his “Parents’ Bill of Rights” document Tuesday, outlining what Hoosier parents can do to “oversee and participate in the part of our children’s education that occurs outside of the home.”
A 36-year-old central Indiana man made his initial appearance Tuesday in court following a shooting at a massive block party that left one person dead and 17 others wounded.