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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana and Indiana State Bar Association are hosting a continuing legal education presentation on immigration law in October in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Meleeka Clary-Ghosh, et al. v. Michael Ghosh (mem. dec.)
22A-PL-1411
Civil plenary. Affirms in part a trial court’s judgment in favor of Michael Ghosh. Reverses the trial court’s order that Meleeka Clary-Ghosh and another party pay Ghosh $31,000 in attorney fees. Finds the Hamilton Superior Court properly denied a joint motion to dismiss, and there was sufficient evidence to support the trial court’s denial. Also finds no error in the substance or the form of the trial court’s award of punitive damages; no error in a denial of a motion for change of venue; and no error in the trial court’s denial of a motion for summary judgment. Finally, the UFTA does not authorize the award of attorney fees.
Catholic dioceses around the state will be hosting Red Mass celebrations next month to honor and pray for those in the legal profession.
Hours after the Disciplinary Commission filed a complaint against Attorney General Todd Rokita for comments he made about Dr. Caitlin Bernard, he is seeking dismissal of the case, arguing that the action violates separation of powers and free speech rights.
The overall pass rate for the July 2023 bar exam in Indiana jumped to 70%, up two percentage points from last year’s July exam and marking the highest non-pandemic pass rate since 2015.
Former President Donald Trump repeatedly declined in an interview aired Sunday to answer questions about whether he watched the Capitol riot unfold on television, saying he would “tell people later at an appropriate time.”
Hunter Biden sued the Internal Revenue Service on Monday, alleging that two agents who claimed interference into the case against him wrongly shared his personal tax information amid escalating legal and political struggles as the 2024 election looms.
With the Texas Senate’s Saturday vote to acquit Attorney General Ken Paxton of corruption charges at his impeachment trial, the Republican has once again demonstrated his rare political resilience.
The Indiana Supreme Court will take its oral arguments on the road this month when it hears a case in Steuben County.
Attorney General Todd Rokita has filed a lawsuit against Indiana University Health, alleging it failed to report, review and enforce privacy standards in connection with Dr. Caitlin Bernard talking publicly about an abortion she performed on a 10-year-old.
The Justice Department is allocating nearly $60 million to legal services and improved court responses to domestic and sexual violence.
State defendants in a lawsuit brought by Indianapolis Public Schools regarding the sale of unused classroom buildings are being represented by outside counsel, rather than the Attorney General’s Office. They also refused consent to a commercial court docket.
The 2023 fellows in Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law’s Program on Law and State Government will present their research on the concept of “liberty” at the annual PLSG Symposium next week.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Kennisha J. Jackson v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
22A-CR-2305
Criminal. Affirms Kennisha Jackson’s conviction in Allen Superior Court of murder. Finds no abuse of the trial court’s discretion in either its handling of the evidence at Jackson’s trial or its denial of her motions for mistrial.
A longtime Indiana state senator announced Friday that he will resign from the chamber in mid-October to “pursue new professional endeavors.”
Some of Indiana’s largest employers are coming together to address what they call the state’s neglect of civic education, its declining college-going rate and a low voter registration and turnout rate compared with other states.
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.
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.
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.
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.