John R. Van Winkle: How to arbitrate disputes over cryptocurrency and more
A look at how to address disputes arising at the intersection of smart contracts, blockchains and cryptocurrencies.
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IndyBar: President’s Update
We are proceeding with the Rule of Law Initiative discussed in the President’s Message on Feb. 14, 2025.
IndyBar: Mastering Oral Argument at the Seventh Circuit
Preparing to deliver an effective argument is a lot of work. And the entire exercise can be stressful.
IndyBar: IndyBar’s Bill Watch Report – Informing Members on Vital Legislative Developments
The Public Advocacy Committee, made up of lawyer-lobbyists, reviewed every bill and resolution, tagging relevant bills to specific practice groups’ tracking lists.
IndyBar: Proving A Claim Under Indiana’s Environmental Legal Action Statute
The mere ownership of a property or business is not enough to establish liability under Indiana’s Environmental Legal Action Statute.
Parent sues after Lawrence Township school allegedly fails to provide medical help to child
| IL Staff
The parent of a child who suffered an asthma attack at school is suing the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township and the school after school employees allegedly failed to provide medical help to the child during the incident.
Opinions April 8, 2025
Indiana Court of Appeals
Shawn Laver Perry v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-1624
Criminal. Affirms Shawn Perry’s conviction in Lake Superior Court for criminal confinement. Finds sufficient independent evidence supported Perry’s conviction for criminal confinement. Also finds that because of the trial court’s clear intent to vacate Counts 2 and 5, the case should be remanded with instructions to correct the abstract of judgment. Remands to trial court with instructions the abstract should reflect Perry’s standing convictions for criminal confinement, intimidation and domestic battery. Attorney for appellant: Sean Mullins. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Deputy Attorney General Justin Roebel.
Appellate court to hold oral arguments in Berne for fatal accident case
| IL Staff
The Indiana Court of Appeals will be traveling to South Adams High School on Thursday to hear oral arguments in a case involving a fatal car accident.
Supreme Court blocks order requiring Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers
The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees who were let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government.
Indiana House committee moves ‘more focused’ version of anti-DEI bill
Criticisms continued to mount Monday even after a sweeping committee amendment rolled back significant portions of a bill that seeks to limit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in schools and state government.
Senate sends vote center study, student ID voting ban, income tax cuts to governor
Twenty-eight lines instructing embattled Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales to analyze vote center and municipal election year changes ensnarled the Senate for almost 40 minutes Monday — but, after a 35-13 vote, the bill heads to the Gov. Mike Braun’s desk.
Judge wants range of issues addressed in $2.8B NCAA settlement before final approval
The landmark $2.8 billion settlement that will reach into every corner of college athletics in the months ahead had its final hearing Monday, at which athletes said the sprawling plan was confusing and undervalued them, while attorneys said they were concerned about the impacts on campuses across the country.
Trump’s DHS revokes legal status for migrants who entered the US on Biden-era CBP One app
Migrants who were temporarily allowed to live in the United States by using a Biden-era online appointment app have been told to leave the country “immediately,” officials said Monday. It was unclear how many beneficiaries would be affected.
‘Boundless energy and enthusiasm’: Judge Scheele honored at robing ceremony
Dozens gathered Friday for the Indiana Court of Appeals’ Judge Stephen Scheele’s robing ceremony in the Indiana Supreme Court Courtroom.
Opinions April 7, 2025
Indiana Court of Appeals
Facundo Ramos-Osario v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-1761
Criminal. Reverses the Marion Superior Court’s conviction of Facundo Ramos-Osario for operating a vehicle with an A.C.E. of .08 or more, a Class C misdemeanor. Finds that the totality of the circumstances does not establish that there was a reasonable, particularized suspicion to stop Ramos-Osario’s truck. Also finds the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of the stop and anything that flowed from it. Attorney for appellant: Alexander Budzenski. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Supervising Deputy Attorney General Ian McLean.
Evansville man sentenced to federal prison for gun, oxycodone possession
| IL Staff
An Evansville man was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegal possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance.
Texas county that swung to Trump grapples with immigration crackdown after bakery is targeted
Leonardo Baez and Nora Avila-Guel’s bakery in the Texas community of Los Fresnos is a daily stop for many residents to share gossip over coffee and pick up cakes and pastries for birthdays, office parties or themselves.
State Supreme Courts have become an electoral battleground. But some states choose a different path
The race for control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court drew $100 million in campaign spending, attack ads and the attention of President Donald Trump and close ally Elon Musk.
Lilly sues Indianapolis clinic for selling split doses of popular weight-loss drugs
Eli Lilly and Co. is suing an Indianapolis-based weight-loss clinic it says is improperly selling Lilly’s hugely popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs.
Judge says deportation of Maryland man to an El Salvador prison was ‘wholly lawless’
The U.S. government’s decision to arrest a Maryland man and send him to a notorious prison in El Salvador appears to be “wholly lawless,” a federal judge wrote Sunday in a legal opinion explaining why she had ordered the Trump administration to bring him back to the United States.
