Longtime Delaware Co. judge to fill in at Randolph Superior Court
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The Indiana Supreme Court has appointed Senior Judge Kimberly Dowling to Randolph Superior Court due to a leave of absence.
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Opinions April 30, 2025
Indiana Court of Appeals
In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: T.M. v. Community Health Network, Inc.
24A-MH-1437
Mental health. Affirms the Marion Superior Court’s judgment ordering T.M.’s temporary involuntary civil commitment to the Community Health Network for her treatment of mental illness. Finds that the public interest exception applies to T.M.’s claims, that there was sufficient evidence supporting her commitment order and that the procedural irregularities did not constitute fundamental error. Attorneys for appellant: Talisha Griffin, Joel Schumm, Certified Legal Intern Jon Gobeyn. Attorneys for appellee: Jenny Buchheit, Sean Dewey, Rani Amani.
US government has a new policy for terminating international students’ legal status
The new details emerged in lawsuits filed by some of the students who suddenly had their status canceled in recent weeks with little explanation.
Appeals court hears streaming services case where Legislature intervened
At question was whether lawmakers unconstitutionally intervened in 2023 to nullify a lawsuit filed by four Indiana cities seeking to recoup franchise fees from some streaming service providers.
Ex-Indiana congressional candidate gets prison sentence in campaign finance fraud case
Former Indiana Congressional candidate Gabriel “Gabe” Whitley admittedly falsified campaign finance records and lied about raising hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions ahead of the May 2024 primary.
Judge orders Trump administration to restore $12 million for pro-democracy Radio Free Europe
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth also tucked a lesson on the three branches of government inside his ruling, cautioning that the American system of checks and balances must remain intact if the nation is going to continue to thrive.
Public Broadcasting sues Trump after attempted board firings
Since taking office for his second term, Trump has targeted National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, two broadcasters that receive a portion of their funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as appropriated by Congress.
13-year-old Anderson youth pleads guilty to murder
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Joseph Vannote Jr., 13, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Madison Superior Court in the death of Mark Miles, 61, of Anderson.
Fishers attorney’s law license suspended for OWI conviction
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A Fishers-based attorney has been suspended from the practice of law for 60 days after she was convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in June 2024.
State’s high court to review injury claims made by Olympian against USA Track & Field
USA Track & Field appealed to the high court to object to an Indiana Court of Appeals’ ruling that allowed the athlete’s amended lawsuit to move forward.
Opinions April 29, 2025
Indiana Court of Appeals
Sobirjon Rakhimov v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-2172
Criminal. Affirms Sobirjon Rakhimov’s two convictions in Whitley Circuit Court for reckless homicide. Finds no reasonable interpretation of the facts suggests that Rakhimov’s conduct was merely negligent. Also finds that while Rakhimov was free to, and did, argue to the jury that he acted only negligently, the trial court did not abuse its discretion by refusing any of the jury instructions proposed by Rakhimov. Attorney for appellant: Cara Schaefer Wieneke. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Assistant Section Chief, Criminal Appeals Jesse Drum.
Elevate says state funding freeze endangers startups, entrepreneurial community
Commerce Secretary David Adams announced last week that the state had frozen funds earmarked for Elevate Ventures, but he did not outline specific concerns about the nonprofit or its operations.
First accuser takes the witness stand at Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial
Miriam Haley, a former TV and movie production assistant, alleges that the former movie mogul forcibly performed oral sex on her at his New York City apartment in 2006.
A ‘great move,’ or revisionist history? Indiana’s Beckwith sparks Three-Fifths Compromise debate
Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s defense of the Three-Fifths Compromise — which he called “a great move” by the country’s founders toward ending slavery — has triggered sharp pushback from historians and civil rights groups.
Federal judge tosses lawsuit brought by ex-college basketball players against NCAA
The lawsuit, which included 16 total players who played before June 16, 2016, claimed that the NCAA had enriched itself by utilizing their names, images and likenesses to promote its men’s basketball tournament.
Indiana egg farm’s lawsuit accuses supplier of faulty packaging
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A major Indiana egg farm is suing a New Jersey packaging company, claiming its allegedly defective packaging resulted in thousands of dollars in lost product.
State’s response ordered in execution stay request of Indiana death row inmate
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The Indiana Supreme Court has ordered the state to submit motions in response to death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie’s counsel, who requested a stay and oral arguments last week.
Opinions April 28, 2025
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Erika Mabes and Brian Mabes, individually and on behalf of L.M., J.R.M., and J.A.M., minor children v. Shannon Thompson, et al.
24-1048 and 24-1082
Civil. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Judge James Sweeney. Reverses the district court’s denial of nine Indiana Department of Child Services employees and consultant doctor Shannon Thompson’s motions for summary judgment because it found that unresolved factual disputes precluded their requests for qualified immunity. Finds no evidence in the record (or identified in the Mabeses’ brief), that Thompson acted in a reckless or otherwise improper manner in providing her recommendation to DCS. Also finds that none of the nine DCS defendants violated the Mabeses’ clearly established rights, entitling them to qualified immunity across the board. Attorneys for appellant: Ryan Hurley, Stephanie Gutwein, Liam Williams, Addison Zielinski. Attorneys for appellees: Ronald Waicuskauski, Joseph Williams, Brad Catlin.
The FBI mistakenly raided their Atlanta home. Now the Supreme Court will hear their lawsuit
On Tuesday, an attorney for Trina Martin will go before the U.S. Supreme Court to ask the justices to reinstate her 2019 lawsuit against the U.S. government accusing the agents of assault and battery, false arrest and other violations.
Here’s what died – and got dropped in – during the final hours of the Indiana legislative session
Controversial language targeting homeless Hoosiers, regulating marijuana-like products and cracking down on illicit massage parlors perished late Thursday — even as Indiana lawmakers crammed changes to a new property tax reform package into an unrelated agency bill to end the session.
