Law schools preparing for 2023 commencement season
| IL Staff
The graduating law school classes of 2023 will participate in commencement ceremonies starting next month across the state.
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Lawsuit filed against owner of Richmond building that caught fire
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the owner of the industrial building in Richmond that caught fire earlier this month, forcing residents within a half-mile radius to evacuate.
IEDC battles $3 million mask lawsuit involving federal sting operation
Employees at a New York company thought they were arranging a $2.95 million face mask delivery — of what they claimed to be 1 million authentic masks — to Indiana’s Economic Development Corporation at the height of the pandemic.
Time running out for state lawmakers to deliver on health, education and tax promises
Indiana’s lawmakers are nearing the end of a grueling nearly four-month legislative session, but three of their biggest priorities — aside from the budget — remain unresolved.
How will the Supreme Court’s decision on mifepristone affect abortion access? 4 questions answered
On April 21, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone, which is used in more than half of all abortions in the U.S., could remain accessible without restrictions – at least for now.
McKinney hands out student organization awards
The Indiana University McKinney School of Law celebrated its 11th annual Student Organization Awards on April 13.
Woman federally indicted for racially motivated hate crime
A woman who allegedly stabbed an Indiana University student in Bloomington several times on a bus has been charged with committing a hate crime for her allegedly racially motivated attack on a woman of Chinese descent.
AG Rokita encourages Hoosiers to participate in Drug Take Back Day
| IL Staff
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is encouraging Hoosiers to drop off their expired, unused, and unnecessary medications to disposal sites across the state as part of Saturday’s National Drug Take Back Day.
COA to hear arguments next month in case about easement rights
The Court of Appeals of Indiana will hear oral arguments next month in a case about the scope of easement rights benefitting property near Lake Monroe in southern Indiana.
Opinions April 21, 2023
Douglas Housemeyer and Diane Housemeyer v. Kurt W. Babcock (mem. dec.)
22A-CT-02169
Civil tort. Affirms Hamilton Superior Court’s denial of Douglas Housemeyer and Diane Housemeyer motion to correct error affirming the jury’s verdict. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying appellant’s motion to correct error and by affirming the jury’s verdict which awarded zero dollars in damages.
More money means more funding decisions for Indiana lawmakers as session nears end
Indiana lawmakers have an extra $1.5 billion in cash to work with as they finalize a two-year state budget, but with more money comes the added responsibility of deciding who gets a share of the windfall.
Once-a-week nightmare: US mass killings on a record pace
The U.S. is setting a record pace for mass killings in 2023, replaying the horror on a loop roughly once a week so far this year.
Supreme Court set to decide on abortion pill access
The Supreme Court is facing a self-imposed Friday night deadline to decide whether women’s access to a widely used abortion pill will stay unchanged or be restricted while a legal challenge to its Food and Drug Administration approval goes on.
Suspect killed, 2 Indianapolis officers shot in gun battle
Two Indianapolis police officers wounded in a Thursday gun battle that left the suspect dead are expected to survive, a deputy chief said.
Jurisdictional rule does not apply retroactively, IN Supreme Court rules
The Indiana Supreme Court clarified Wednesday that their previous ruling in a 2020 juvenile case involving a dangerous possession of a firearm statute did not apply retroactively to a separate juvenile case decided a year earlier.
DCS ‘ambushed’ by GOP senators ahead of proposal to switch to contract attorneys in 2 regions, source says
A Senate Republican plan to switch from in-house attorneys to contractors in two Indiana Department of Child Services regions caught the agency off guard and followed a meeting in which agency executives were “ambushed” by a group of senators.
Convicted murderer’s sentence appropriate, evidence supports verdict, COA affirms
Sufficient evidence was presented to support a man’s murder conviction, and his 65-year sentence is appropriate, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed in a ruling Thursday.
Opinions April 20, 2023
Jordan M. Knudson v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
22A-CR-01758
Criminal. Affirms Jordan Knudson’s conviction for murder and his sentence of 65 years. Finds the Ripley Circuit Court did not abuse its discretion by denying his request for a mistrial or by improperly finding two sentencing aggravators. Also finds his sentence is not inappropriate.
IU McKinney professor moderates Women in International Law Group meeting in D.C.
| IL Staff
Indiana University McKinney School of Law professor Yvonne Dutton attended the American Society of International Law annual meeting from March 29-April 1 in Washington, D.C.
State is letting AES Indiana discharge toxic water into White River, group says
An Indiana environmental group says the state is allowing AES Indiana to release more than 1 million gallons of contaminated water a day into the White River from coal ash ponds at its Eagle Valley Generating Station.
