IN law schools see bump in enrollment, median GPA
| IL Staff
Indiana’s law schools saw a slight increase in enrollment to begin the 2023-24 school year, and the median grade point average also ticked up for 1L students.
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Opinions Oct. 2, 2023
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Gustavo Salgado v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
22A-CR-2738
Criminal. Affirms Gustavo Salgado’s conviction in Elkhart Superior Court of Class C misdemeanor operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent of at least 0.08 grams of alcohol but less than 0.15 grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it found Dr. Dana Bors to be an expert on the issue of retrograde extrapolations or when it denied Salgado’s request to present cumulative evidence on surrebuttal. Also finds the state presented sufficient evidence to support Salgado’s conviction.
Cyndi Carrasco files to fill state Senate seat
Cyndi Carrasco, a Republican who lost to Democrat Ryan Mears in the 2022 election for Marion County prosecutor, has filed as a candidate for Indiana State Senate District 36.
Indiana launches online platform to search for addiction treatment
State officials have announced the launch of a new addiction treatment locator designed to help find and compare treatment facilities.
2 Indianapolis officers indicted for shooting Black man who was sleeping in his car, prosecutor says
A grand jury has indicted two Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers for shooting a Black man who was sleeping in a car parked outside his grandmother’s house, a prosecutor said Friday.
Supreme Court justices taking the bench for first time since June
The justices are taking the bench at the U.S. Supreme Court for the first time since late June. Their new term begins Monday with ethics concerns swirling around the court.
Donald Trump arrives in court for New York trial scrutinizing business practices
Former President Donald Trump showed up on Monday for a trial in a lawsuit that could cost him control of Trump Tower and other prized properties, after vowing to defend his reputation in a case he calls “a sham.”
Attorney General Garland says in interview he’d resign if Biden asked him to take action on Trump
Attorney General Merrick Garland said in an interview that aired Sunday that he would resign if asked by President Joe Biden to take action against Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. But he doesn’t think he’ll be put in that position.
Government shutdown averted with little time to spare
The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to spare after Congress rushed to approve the bipartisan deal.
McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making shutdown almost certain
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust faction of hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain.
Strict liability not applicable in quarry blast case, COA affirms
Strict liability isn’t the applicable standard in a case involving a blasting company whose work caused damage at a limestone quarry, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed.
Opinions Sept. 29, 2023
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Israel Hernandez v. State of Indiana
23A-CR-219
Criminal. Affirms the denial of Israel Hernandez’s motion to dismiss a charging information for invasion of privacy as facially defective. Finds the charging information is not facially defective.
Holcomb appoints judges in Howard, Vanderburg Cos., JNC member in St. Joe county
| IL Staff
Gov. Eric Holcomb this week announced judicial appointments in Howard and Vanderburgh counties, as well as an appointment to the St. Joseph County Judicial Nominating Commission.
Uninsured motorist coverage does not apply to employee involved in crash while driving own vehicle, COA affirms
An employee involved in a crash while driving his own vehicle to work was not covered by his employer’s insurance policy, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed.
Alleged act of viewing protected person’s Instagram is sufficient for charging information, COA affirms
Allegations that a man viewed a protected person’s Instagram posts are sufficient to charge him with invasion of privacy, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Friday.
Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate Constitution
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution.
Final day for 2024 Corporate Counsel Guide submissions
| IL Staff
Today is the final day to submit your company’s information for Indiana Lawyer’s 2024 Corporate Counsel Guide.
Indiana governor breaks ground on $1.2 billion state prison that will replace 2 others
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb broke ground Thursday on a $1.2 billion prison in northern Indiana that will replace two others in the state’s costliest building project ever.
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: From bananas to baby socks, lawyers stick to routines before arguments
The Supreme Court, which begins its new term on Monday, is awash in ritual. So it’s no surprise that the lawyers have a few regular, if occasionally eccentric, observances of their own.
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, an advocate for liberal priorities, dies at age 90
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat and champion of liberal causes who was elected to the Senate in 1992 and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90.