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Indiana Supreme Court
Amanda Dawn Carmack v. State of Indiana
21S-LW-00471
Life without parole. Affirms Amanda Carmack’s conviction of the murder of her 10-year-old stepdaughter, S.C., and her sentence to life without parole. Finds the state met its evidentiary burden to disprove the existence of sudden heat because of the lack of adequate provocation, accompanied by a sustained cooling-off period.
A group of Boone County residents filed legal action Tuesday against the city of Lebanon, accusing the municipality of violating state and local zoning law when it annexed 5,200 acres of land and created a new zoning district for a manufacturing and tech hub.
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, and at an office in Washington.
Little more than a month after formal discipline charges were filed against Gibson Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Meade, the Indiana Supreme Court has imposed a one-week suspension on the judge that will allow him to resume his judicial duties in early February.
New York can for now continue to enforce a sweeping new law that bans guns from “sensitive places” including schools, playgrounds and Times Square, the U.S. Supreme Court said Wednesday, allowing the law to be in force while a lawsuit over it plays out.
Like the tobacco, oil, gun, opioid and vaping industries before them, the big U.S. social media companies are now facing lawsuits brought by public entities that seek to hold them accountable for a huge societal problem: the mental health crisis among youth.
President Joe Biden’s legal team has discovered additional documents containing classification markings in a second location, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
House Republicans on Wednesday opened their long-promised investigation into President Joe Biden and his family.
Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush gave a formal update on the work of the judicial branch during the 2023 State of the Judiciary address on Wednesday at the Indiana Statehouse.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Illinois Casualty Company v. B&S of Fort Wayne, Inc., Showgirl III., Inc., Reba Enterprises LLC, Jessica Burciaga, Jessica Hinton, Jamie Middleton Eason, Lucy Pinder, Abigail Ratchford, Emily Scott, Denise Trlica, Sara Underwood, Jennifer Walcott Archuletta, Paola Canas, Camila Davalos, Mariana Davalos, Jaime Edmondson, Cielo Jean Gibson, Hillary Hepner, Krystal Hipwell, Melanie Iglesias, Joanna Krupa, Arianny Celeste Lopez, Brooke Marrin, Ursula Mayes, Carrie Minter, Anya Monzikova, Andra Cheri Moreland, Caitlin O’Connor, Lina Posada, Laurie Romeo, Ina Schnitzer, Cora Skinner, Alana Souza, Irina Voronian, Jennifer Zharinova, and Rachel Koren
22A-PL-432
Civil Plenary. Reverses Allen Superior Court’s grant of the motion to compel arbitration filed by the 33 models who initially sued Insured Clubs in federal court over the unauthorized use of their photos in advertisements. Finds Illinois Casualty Company is not required to arbitrate pre-2016 claims because the cyber protection endorsement was not part of the insurance policy during that time. Rules 2016 and later claims are also not entitled to arbitration because the cyber protection endorsement’s arbitration provision applies only to claims made under the endorsement and the models did not bring timely claims under the endorsement. Judge Terry Crone concurs in result.
An attempt by a group of models to force an insurance company into arbitration was blocked by the Court of Appeals of Indiana but ignited a dispute among the appellate judges over how fully the bench should address the arguments raised.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has reversed for a widow who was denied a motion to substitute real party in interest in a wrongful death case, concluding her filing was timely as tolled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears has announced what legislation he is watching during the 2023 session, highlighting bills on animal cruelty, abortion, machine guns and more.
A former Muncie police sergeant pleaded guilty Tuesday to obstruction of justice for writing a false report to cover up the excessive use of force by other Muncie officers under his command, federal prosecutors said.
The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and in the future, offering a new route to repay federal loans under far more generous terms.
In his seventh State of the State address, Gov. Eric Holcomb laid out his agenda for his final two years in office, calling for record investments in public health, education and economic and workforce development.
A suburban Indianapolis police officer helping serve warrants was shot and wounded overnight by a man who was then fatally shot by other officers, police said.
Starting with the fall 2023 semester, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law will offer its part-time J.D. program in a hybrid format with both in-person instruction and an online component.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
R.P. and D.P. v. A.W. and K.H. (mem. dec.)
22A-AD-1862
Adoption. Affirms the denial of R.P. and D.P.’s petition to adopt their grandson. Finds the Jasper Superior Court did not err in concluding that the grandparents did not prove by clear and convincing evidence that for at least one year mother A.W. and father K.H. failed without justifiable cause to communicate significantly with child E.W.-H. when able to do so.
Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush is set to give the annual State of the Judiciary address to members of the General Assembly on Wednesday.
