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A split Court of Appeals of Indiana reversed a motion to dismiss and remanded for further proceedings on whether an Ogden Dunes couple can build a house taller than 30 feet that would obstruct the lake view of the houses behind them.
An Evansville couple weren’t responsible under the state’s dog bite statute for a tenant’s terrier that bit a United States Postal Service mail carrier, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Friday in upholding a trial court’s granting of summary judgment.
United States of America v. James E. Snyder
21‐2986
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Hammond Division. Judge Matthew Kennelly.
Criminal. Affirms James Snyder’s convictions of bribery and obstructing federal revenue laws. Finds Snyder’s Fourth and Sixth Amendment rights weren’t violated when the government got access to his email accounts. Also finds prosecution of the obstruction charge wasn’t barred by the statute of limitations and that there was sufficient evidence. Finally, finds Snyder’s rights to a speedy trial weren’t violated by the delay between the first and second trials for bribery, that 18 U.S.C. § 666 doesn’t require evidence of a prior quid pro quo agreement, and that there was sufficient evidence for conviction.
A former northwest Indiana mayor convicted of bribery and obstructing federal revenue laws failed to convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that, among other things, his rights were violated when the government seized communications between him and his attorney.
The Indiana Supreme Court will hold oral arguments for three cases June 22. Two of the three cases were reversed, and one was affirmed by the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
Indiana Supreme Court justices denied 16 transfer petitions for the week ending June 9. There were no transfers granted.
An Iowa court ruling expected Friday could outlaw most abortions in the state or keep the procedure legal up to 20 weeks of pregnancy, at least for now.
U.S. House Republicans this week outlined how they would cut $130 billion from the dozen annual government funding bills — producing a plan with significantly lower spending than the level both parties agreed to in the debt limit deal just two weeks ago.
An off-duty sheriff’s deputy fatally shot an armed man in Indiana after he ignored commands to drop a rifle and pointed the weapon at officers, police said.
Attorneys for an Indiana man accused of killing two teenage girls six years ago argued before a judge Thursday that the man has been mistreated at the prison he is housed in, requesting relocation to a different facility.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana pressed its case Wednesday for a preliminary injunction to halt a ban on transgender medical treatment for children and teens.
United States of America ex rel. Michelle Calderon v. Carrington Mortgage Services LLC
22-1553
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Judge Richard Young.
Civil. Affirms the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Carrington Mortgage Services. Finds Michelle Calderon did not proffer evidence that would permit a reasonable trier of fact to find that Carrington’s violations of the False Claims Act caused any harm to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Also finds the district court did not abuse its discretion in excluding portions of Calderon’s expert testimony.
A former mortgage company employee who sued the company for allegedly falsifying loans in order to get federal insurance endorsement did not meet all of the criteria in the False Claims Act, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
The Barnes & Thornburg Racial and Social Justice Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to El Campito Child Development Center in South Bend.
The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana has released its newest report, “The State of Fair Housing in Indiana – No Way Home: Tenant Screening Barriers to Housing,” which documents the struggles and barriers for area residents in securing rental housing.
As a Black student who was raised by a single mother, Makia Green believes she benefited from a program that gave preference to students of color from economically disadvantaged backgrounds when she was admitted over a decade ago to the University of Rochester.
Jurors in federal court have awarded $25.6 million to a former Starbucks regional manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished after the high-profile arrests of two Black men at a Philadelphia location in 2018.
A former Indiana congressman should spend no time in prison after his insider trading conviction, his lawyers told a judge Wednesday.
A 26-year-old man has been released after being misidentified as the person who walked into a northwestern Indiana jail, poured an accelerant on the floor and started a small fire, court records say.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed a trial court’s declaratory judgment in a case involving Clinton County’s sheriff and his wife.
