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A crown over a soccer ball. An eyeball that “looked cool.” Flowers. Those are some of the everyday tattoos that defense lawyers say helped lead to the sudden weekend deportation of roughly 200 Venezuelan men who are accused of being members of the ruthless gang Tren de Aragua.
President Donald Trump on Thursday rescinded an executive order targeting a prominent international law firm after it pledged to review its hiring practices and to provide tens of millions of dollars in free legal services to support certain White House initiatives.
While the Indiana House approved a measure to tighten regulations around hospital and health care mergers, the Indiana Senate removed that language.
She is the co-leader of Dentons’ national M&A practice group.
President Donald Trump has derided the Education Department as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology. However, completing its dismantling is most likely impossible without an act of Congress
The denial means the ban remains in effect while litigation challenging the law is still pending before the U.S. District Court in Indianapolis.
Magistrate Judge Mark Dinsmore recommends that the attorney be fined $15,000 and considered for further discipline under state rules.
The former CEO of Richmond City Employees Federal Credit Union is accused of falsifying loan applications to secure hundreds of thousands of dollars from the credit union for his own personal use.
An Indiana House Committee approved new language that may be an attempt to bar drag performers from reading children’s stories in public libraries or schools.
Members of the Indiana Senate Committee on Health and Provider Services agreed with the need to address the high cost of health care. But they often disagreed with the approach of House Bill 1004.
The measure would mandate that Hoosier sheriffs notify federal immigration authorities when they suspect an arrestee is in the United States illegally.
Purdue University in Indianapolis is continuing to add to its downtown footprint, spending $4.5 million to acquire another property for its growing city campus.
The move will help the firm expand to Bloomington, where Koch had a solo practice.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Gary D. Bolcerek v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-2232
Criminal. Affirms Gary Bolcerek’s convictions in Porter Superior Court for Level 2 felony burglary, Level 5 felony criminal recklessness, Level 5 felony battery, Level 5 felony intimidation, Level 6 felony strangulation, and Level 6 felony pointing of a firearm, and also affirm his aggregate 26-year sentence. Reverses Bolcerek’s conviction for Level 6 felony battery. Finds Bolcerek does not present any compelling evidence that portrays the nature of the offenses or his character in a positive light, and the appellate court agrees with the trial court’s assessment of the nature of the offenses and Bolcerek’s character. Also finds that his convictions for Count 3 (Level 5 felony battery) and Count 5 (Level 6 felony battery) violate substantive double jeopardy. Attorney for appellant: James Harper. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Deputy Attorney General Robert Yoke.
The global law firm, which has the sixth largest practice in the Indianapolis market, plans to combine with Griffiths & Partners, a leading law firm in the Turks and Caicos Islands, and Pisut and Partners in Thailand.
Under the deal members of the Sackler family would give up ownership of the company in addition to contributing money over 15 years with the biggest payment up front.
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C., ruled that Trump’s order to exclude transgender troops from military service likely violates their constitutional rights.
U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland ordered the Trump administration to restore email and computer access to all employees of USAID.
The Indiana Supreme Court sided with the Marion Superior Court by agreeing that a college student was entitled to attorney fees after he won a court order for one of three public records requests.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Edgar R. Martinez-Orta v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-1456
Criminal. Affirms Edgar Martinez-Orta’s conviction after a Tippecanoe Superior Court bench trial of operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent of .15 or more as a Class A misdemeanor and failure to dim headlights as a Class C infraction. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the blood test results. Also finds the actions of Indiana State Trooper Mitchell McKinney during the traffic stop of Martinez-Orta did not violate the Fourth Amendment, and the state laid a proper foundation for admission of the blood test results. Attorneys for appellant: Bruce Graham, Shay Hughes, Michael Dean, Laura Blaydes. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Deputy Attorneys General Kathy Bradley, Steven Hosler.