Indiana ACLU executive director Henegar to retire
Jane Henegar, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, plans to retire from her position by Jan. 1 after more than a decade leading the organization.

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Jane Henegar, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, plans to retire from her position by Jan. 1 after more than a decade leading the organization.
Hamilton Circuit Judge Paul Felix has been named the newest judge of the Court of Appeals of Indiana. Gov. Eric Holcomb made the announcement Thursday in his Statehouse office.
A man whose trial and appellate attorneys both missed filing deadlines had his misdemeanor conviction vacated by the Court of Appeals of Indiana, which reversed a lower court’s decision to deny the man’s post-conviction relief petition.
A school corporation’s contract with a company for access to a wind turbine represented an unauthorized investment under Indiana law and was void and unenforceable, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled in affirming a trial court’s granting of summary judgment.
With an eye toward appealing to children with an interest in the law, Kids’ Voice of Indiana held its third free summer law camp this week.
Tippecanoe County’s closed primary voting system is constitutional and does not violate a man’s right to vote, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled Thursday in affirming a trial court’s granting of summary judgment to the state.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Thomas J. Herr v. State of Indiana
22A-PL-142
Civil plenary. Affirms the Tippecanoe Superior Court’s grant of summary judgment to the state and the denial of summary judgment to Thomas Herr on his claim that the Tippecanoe County closed primary election system is unconstitutional. Finds Herr has failed to show that Tippecanoe County’s closed primary system for electing judges violates the First or 14th Amendments, so the trial court did not err in denying his motion for summary judgment and granting the state’s. Also finds the trial court did not err in determining Tippecanoe County’s closed primary election system does not violate Herr’s right to vote under the Indiana Constitution. Finally, finds the trial court did not err in determining the closed primary system does not violate Herr’s rights under the privileges and immunities clause of the Indiana Constitution.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday used the case of a Christian mailman who didn’t want to work Sundays to solidify protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations.
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita appears to be threatening legal action after just three medical providers responded to a request for details on care for transgender minors he made earlier this year.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office, through its Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, joined more than a dozen states and the federal government Wednesday in a nationwide enforcement action against 78 individuals charged with $2.5 billion in Medicaid Fraud.
An Indiana man charged with killing two teenage girls from Delphi confessed multiple times to the murders in a phone call to his wife while in prison, according to court documents released Wednesday.
An Indiana state trooper was struck and killed by a stolen vehicle being chased by police in suburban Indianapolis, officials said.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
In the Matter of: R.G. (Minor Child) v. The State of Indiana
23A-JV-00011
Juvenile. Affirms the Lake Superior Court’s award of guardianship of R.G. to the Indiana Department of Correction following his violation of the probation he was serving after his adjudication as a delinquent. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it placed R.G. in DOC when he failed to abide by probation requirements, engaged in physical altercations in detention, and the only residential placement facility that accepted him didn’t have an opening for six to eight weeks.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed the termination of a Madison police officer after a merit board found he didn’t properly log evidence or disclose relationships with women involved in criminal cases.
The Indiana Supreme Court has issued a new set of Rules of Criminal Procedure, deleting 10 rules and rearranging several others. The court also announced three new administrative rules.
A trial court did not abuse its discretion when it ordered a juvenile who violated the terms of his probation to be placed in the Indiana Department of Correction, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Wednesday.
A father’s requests for a mistrial or a reduced sentence related to his multiple convictions of sexual abuse against his daughters have failed at the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
A judge sentenced a former Muncie police sergeant to 19 months in prison Tuesday for obstructing justice by filing a false report in 2018 to cover up excessive use of force by other officers under his command.
The U.S. Supreme Court shot down a controversial legal theory that could have changed the way elections are run across the country but left the door open to more limited challenges that could increase its role in deciding voting disputes in 2024.