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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.
Linda Gierek, et al. v. Anonymous 1, et al.
22A-CT-01225
Civil tort. Affirms the Elkhart Superior Court’s ruling that the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act applies to the plaintiffs’ claims. Finds the alleged torts are based on health care provided by the hospital. Reverses the trial court’s ruling that it didn’t have subject matter jurisdiction. Finds granting a motion for class certification would not exceed the scope of the trial court’s subject matter jurisdiction. Remands for a consideration of the plaintiffs’ motions for class certification.
The Indiana Medical Malpractice Act applies to claims in a consolidated class-action lawsuit concerning a hospital technician’s failure to sterilize surgical equipment, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled in partially affirming a lower court’s decision.
An injured high school student needed to submit her complaint to a medical review panel before she presented it to a trial court, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled Wednesday in reversing and dismissing a case that alleged negligence.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana denied a man’s post-conviction appeal Wednesday of his conviction and sentence for sexual misconduct with a minor, affirming that he received effective assistance from counsel and knowingly pleaded guilty in the case.
Legislators will spend their interim break studying various topics of interest, including the impacts of cannabis legalization on the workforce and possible tax reform.
Donald Trump became the first former president to face a judge on federal charges as he pleaded not guilty in a Miami courtroom Tuesday to dozens of felony counts accusing him of hoarding classified documents and refusing government demands to give them back.
A western Indiana man who pleaded guilty but mentally ill to a felony charge stemming from his mother’s fatal stabbing has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.
An Indiana state lawmaker isn’t facing any immediate legislative discipline after pleading guilty to drunken driving charges for crashing his pickup truck through an interstate highway guardrail and driving away.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Netflix Inc., Disney DTC LLC, Hulu LLC, DIRECTTV LLC, Dish Network Corp., and Dish Network L.L.C. v. City of Fishers, Indiana, City of Indianapolis, Indiana, City of Evansville, Indiana, and City of Valparaiso, Indiana on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated
22A-PL-1630
Civil plenary. Affirms the Marion Superior Court’s authority to hear the case pursuant to Indiana Declaratory Judgment Act. Finds the streaming services meet the requirements of the IDJA and the trial court properly exercised jurisdiction. Remands with instructions to vacate the denials of the streaming services’ motions to dismiss.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed and remanded a case in which four Indiana cities allege streaming services are subjected to requirements of the Indiana Video Service Franchises Act, ruling that Marion Superior Court has the authority to hear the case.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana granted a rehearing Tuesday and corrected a factual error in an opinion issued in April, but the court otherwise reaffirmed its ruling that there was sufficient evidence to support a conspiracy to commit murder conviction.
A third Indianapolis man involved in a 2020 armed robbery in Lawrence has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for his role in the incident.
The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to using marijuana while possessing a firearm, which is illegal under U.S. law.