Nursing homes struggle with Trump’s immigration crackdown
Nursing homes already struggling to recruit staff are now grappling with President Donald Trump’s attack on one of their few reliable sources of workers: immigration.

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Nursing homes already struggling to recruit staff are now grappling with President Donald Trump’s attack on one of their few reliable sources of workers: immigration.
The United States District Court in Southern Indiana has named James Sweeney II as the court’s new chief judge. Sweeney succeeds Judge Tanya Walton Pratt, who has served in the position since March 2021.
A former Noble County athletic director previously charged with theft and official misconduct is now suing members of the school district for allegedly failed to notify him of his Garrity rights—a protection for public employees from self-incrimination during internal investigations.
Indianapolis broadcast station WISH-TV’s former chief meteorologist is suing the station’s broadcasting company over a noncompete agreement that she claims is preventing her from accepting new job opportunities.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Ethane Potts v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-2072
Criminal. Affirms Ethane Potts’ convictions in St. Joseph Superior Court for one count of rape by sexual intercourse and one count of rape by “other sexual conduct,” as well as his sentence of 22 years, with 18 years to serve and four years suspended to probation. Finds rape by sexual intercourse and rape by “other sexual conduct” are separate criminal acts even when committed during a single episode. Also finds nothing about the nature of the offenses makes Potts’s sentence inappropriate. Attorneys for appellant: James Voyles, Jr., Tyler Helmond. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Deputy Attorney General Ellen Meilaender.
Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyers filed a claim for $20 million in damages against the Trump administration, alleging Khalil was falsely imprisoned, maliciously prosecuted and smeared as an antisemite as the government sought to deport him over his prominent role in campus protests.
Indiana Republican Party Chairwoman Lana Keesling announced Thursday that Rep. Robb Greene will serve as the next executive director of the state party, effective later this month.
The new agency in charge of regulating name, image, likeness deals in college sports sent a letter to schools Thursday saying it had rejected deals between players and donor-backed collectives formed over the past several years to funnel money to athletes or their schools.
The Trump administration will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday.
Jackson, increasingly known for her fiery dissents on the U.S. Supreme Court, explained that she feels compelled to include additional thoughts in her written opinions when a particular issue is important to her.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Holcim (US) Inc. v. ACMS Group, Inc.
24A-PL-2458
Civil plenary. Affirms Lake Superior Court Judge John Sedia’s ruling that Holcim Inc. had breached its agreement with ACMS Group, Inc. for jobsite cleaning and awarded ACMS direct and consequential damages, prejudgment interest, and attorney’s fees totaling almost $6 million. Finds that taken as a whole, the record supports an inference that the damages caused to ACMS by Holcim’s nonpayment of contract and other extra costs were reasonably foreseeable. Also finds that the trial court did not err in finding that Holcim had breached the terms of the agreement. Attorney for appellant: Jeff Carroll. Attorneys for appellee: Stephen Maish, Patrick Mysliwy.
Amid state budget troubles, alternative schools lost more than $4 million in funding.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is asking the state pharmacy board to suspend the controlled substance registration for Dr. Patrick Sheets of Rensselaer.
Lawmakers called the program a threat to national security and a “nefarious mechanism” to steal technology for the Chinese government.
Bedford—who stepped down as CEO of Carmel-based Republic Airways last week after more than 25 years in the position—was confirmed on a near party-line vote.
Since President Donald Trump took office, Jackson has become known for her blistering dissents as a member of the court’s liberal minority.
The lawsuit alleges Eskenazi Health security personnel failed to properly unchain and rechain an inmate during a medical visit, allowing him to strangle the deputy to death.
Indiana could lose out on hundreds of millions in health care provider taxes and pay millions more to administer food programming.
Indiana Court of Appeals
In the Matter of the Revocable Trust of John R. Mohr and Maxine Mohr Dated June 5, 2003 and Restated Dated December 23, 2021 and In the Matter of the Estate of John R. Mohr; Angel M. Mohr v. Star A. Johnston
25A-TR-59
Trust. Affirms Allen Superior Court Magistrate Phillip Houk’s granting of summary judgment to Star Johnston and the trial court’s denial of Angel Mohr’s cross motion for summary judgment in actions involving the supervised estate of John Mohr and the Revocable Trust of John Mohr and Maxine Mohr. Finds that the father’s will’s no contest provision was not triggered, and the trial court did not err by granting Johnston’s motion for summary judgment or by denying Mohr’s cross motion for summary judgment. Attorney for appellant: Andrea Ciobanu. Attorneys for appellee: Jeffrey Clark, Madison Heiney, Garrett McNamee.
The rule was set to go into effect on Monday, but the U.S. Court of Appeals said the FTC made a procedural error by failing to come up with a preliminary regulatory analysis.