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A former fifth-grade teacher in northwestern Indiana who was charged with felony intimidation after authorities say she told a student she had a “kill list” of students and staff has been sentenced to 2½ years on probation.
A hospital director who claimed she couldn’t wear a mask to work during COVID due to her anxiety failed to convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that her discrimination and retaliation claims against her former employer should be revived.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana will visit Gainbridge Fieldhouse next month to host oral arguments in one of the state’s largest event venues.
In an opinion covering less than two pages, the Court of Appeals of Indiana summarily affirmed a woman’s drug-related convictions, finding she could not challenge the admission of evidence because she explicitly stated at trial that she did not object.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Anna Kinney v. St. Mary’s Health, Inc., doing business as St. Vincent Evansville
22-2740
Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Evansville Division.
Senior Judge Richard L. Young.
Civil. Affirms the grant of summary judgment to St. Mary’s Health Inc. on Anna Kinney’s Americans with Disabilities Act and Title VII claims. Finds no reasonable juror could find that Kinney could perform certain essential functions of her job without being present in the radiology department that she oversaw, so she was not a qualified individual for the job under the ADA, and even if she had been, the accommodation she requested was not reasonable. Also finds Kinney’s resignation was not a constructive discharge. Finally, regarding promotions Kinney applied for but did not receive, her claims did not show genuine issues of material fact.
St. Joseph County Probate Judge Jason A. Cichowicz will begin serving a 45-day suspension without pay next month following the filing of a seven-count disciplinary complaint against him earlier this year.
Two conservative groups are asking a federal court to block the Biden administration’s plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers.
When the Justice Department was announcing the highest-profile prosecution in its history in Washington, Attorney General Merrick Garland was 100 miles away, meeting with local police in Philadelphia.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday left in place a lower court ruling that invalidated a speeding ticket against a Native American man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, because the city is located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation.
Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd, was sentenced Monday to four years and nine months — even as he denied wrongdoing.
Agreeing to consider a mental health commitment case despite the patient’s release, a split Court of Appeals of Indiana has reversed the imposition of a special condition prohibiting the patient from consuming alcohol or drugs during his outpatient treatment.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of G.H. v. Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center
23A-MH-490
Mental health. Affirms the involuntary commitment of G.H but reverses a special condition and remands with instructions to the Marion Superior Court to strike the special condition prohibiting G.H. from consuming alcohol and drugs during his outpatient treatment Finds clear and convincing evidence supports the involuntary commitment, but insufficient evidence supports the special condition. Judge Elizabeth Tavitas concurs and dissents in part with separate opinion.
A split 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court’s denial of The Bail Project’s motion for a preliminary injunction against a law that puts limits on whom charitable bail organizations can bail out of jail.
The Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer to 22 cases for the week ending July 28, with the justices splitting in six denials. No cases were granted transfer.
The Indiana Northern District Court will formally present a resolution to Senior Judge Robert Miller Jr. on Friday to celebrate the renaming of one of the South Bend courtrooms in his honor ahead of his retirement this month.
The man arrested in connection with a deadly weekend shooting at a Muncie neighborhood block party has been formally charged with four felonies However, John L. Vance Jr. has not been charged in connection with the death of Joseph E. Bonner III.
A former accounting employee for a Carmel-based travel insurance business has been sentenced to almost five years in federal prison after admitting to embezzling more than $2 million from her employer.
Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 election loss, answering for the first time to federal charges that accuse him of orchestrating an attempt to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power.
An appeals court Thursday allowed a rule restricting asylum at the southern border to temporarily stay in place.
Justice Elena Kagan publicly declared her support for an ethics code for the U.S. Supreme Court but said there was no consensus among the justices on how to proceed, suggesting the high court is grappling with public concerns over its ethics practices.