Allen County Judge Trevino announces September retirement
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Allen Superior Court Judge Andrea Trevino will step down from the bench later this year to rejoin the private sector, according to a news release.
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Opinions May 19, 2025
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
James Napier v. Orchard School Foundation
23-1659
Civil. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Senior Judge Sarah Evans Barker. Affirms the district court’s order granting summary judgment for Orchard School Foundation after James Napier filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against the school. Finds that no reasonable fact finder could find that Napier lost his job based on his sex. Also finds no reasonable fact finder could determine that Napier’s litigation, rather than the events that led to his termination, was the “but-for” cause of Orchard’s decision not to rehire him. Attorney for appellant: Richard Darst. Attorneys for appellee: Alexander Pinegar, Jessica Billingsley.
Strategic legislative revisions aid renewed Indiana drive for tolling
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun’s administration is getting serious about tolling to make up for falling fuel tax revenue and upgrade aging highways — eight years after former Gov. Eric Holcomb’s administration backed away from the prospect.
Indiana set to execute man who killed officer; family ‘needs closure,’ but lawyers say it’s unjust
Nearly 25 years after the killing, the state is hours away from carrying out Benjamin Ritchie’s death sentence. He’s scheduled to be executed by lethal injection just after midnight Tuesday.
Trump order targets barcodes on ballots. They’ve long been a source of misinformation
President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to overhaul how U.S. elections are run includes a somewhat obscure reference to the way votes are counted.
The US is reinstating records for international students. For some, it’s too late
After the government terminated his legal status in the U.S., one student abruptly lost his laboratory job in Houston and, fearing detention, he returned to his home country in south Asia on a one-way ticket.
Indianapolis man sentenced to 17+ years for child sex crimes
| IL Staff
An Indianapolis man faces 17.5 years in federal prison after being sentenced for sexual crimes against children, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Indiana’s Southern District announced Thursday.
Opinions May 16, 2025
Indiana Court of Appeals
Todd Rokita, in his official capacity as Indiana Attorney General, et.al. v. Board of School Commissioners for the City of Indianapolis
23A-PL-2729
Civil plenary. Affirms Marion Superior Court Judge Heather Welch’s judgment that Indianapolis Public Schools is exempt from the Dollar Law under the 2023 amendments. Finds that applying the 2024 amendments retroactively would violate Article 1, Section 24 of the Indiana Constitution by substantially impairing the IPS board’s contractual relationship with VOICES as to the Bellamy 102 building. Also finds with the Brandes 65 building, that the Ips board has failed to establish that applying the 2024 amendments retroactively would violate any vested right or constitutional guarantee with respect to that building. Remands with instructions for the board to dispose of the Brandes 65 building in conformance with the Dollar Law. Finally, finds that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in staying its judgment. Attorney for appellant: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Section Chief, Civil Appeal Benjamin Jones. Attorneys for appellees: Bryan Babb, Bradley Dick, Jonathan Mayes, Dakota Slaughter.
Tech, ag leader Mitch Frazier named president of IBJ Media
Owner Nate Feltman will remain CEO of the company and publisher of Indianapolis Business Journal, The Indiana Lawyer and Inside INdiana Business but will relinquish day-to-day business operations to Frazier, outgoing CEO of AgriNovus Indiana.
Feds to wind down certain Indiana naturalization ceremonies, block on-site voter registration
The federal agency that confers citizenship upon thousands of new Hoosiers annually is pulling back from naturalization ceremonies held in donated venues — to the alarm of volunteers who won’t be allowed inside the “in-house” alternatives to register prospective voters.
Former executive sues Newfields for discrimination, defamation amid wrongful termination claims
A former executive at Newfields has filed a federal lawsuit against the art museum and gardens, alleging he experienced discrimination and retaliation before being terminated earlier this year.
Asylum-seekers still arrive at the US border, but what will happen to them?
What asylum-seekers at the U.S. border now find, according to lawyers, activists and immigrants, is a murky, ever-changing situation with few obvious rules, where people can be deported to countries they know nothing about after fleeting conversations with immigration officials while others languish in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
US wants to withhold details in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case. Judge will hear arguments
A federal judge in Maryland will hear arguments Friday over whether the Trump administration can invoke the state secrets privilege to withhold information about bringing Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the United States.
Court of Appeals reverses convictions of man linked to 2018 LaPorte County fatal altercation
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The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed the convictions of a man accused of being involved in an altercation that resulted in the death of a La Porte County man in December 2018.
The Closer: A Q&A with Jennifer Frasier, partner at Ice Miller
Jennifer Frasier, a partner in Ice Miller LLP’s business group, not only serves clients in mergers and acquisitions but also works as outside general counsel for some companies.
Tariffs front and center at Faegre Drinker M&A conference
The looming uncertainty of broadly-applied tariffs and what they could mean for 2025 deals came up during multiple panel discussions at the conference.
AG Rokita targets University of Notre Dame, launches inquiry about DEI policies
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has launched an inquiry into the University of Notre Dame’s diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
Opinions May 15, 2025
Indiana Court of Appeals
Patrick Norton v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-2330
Criminal. Affirms Patrick Norton’s conviction in Hamilton Superior Court of Class B misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Finds Norton waived any alleged error by the trial court when he failed to challenge Juror 18’s service and the state presented sufficient evidence to rebut Norton’s defense of property and self-defense claims. Attorney for appellant: Bryan Cook. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Supervising Deputy Attorney General Caroline Templeton.
State hires firm specializing in ‘crisis and transformation’ to audit IEDC
Gov. Mike Braun announced the audit last month, citing potential “impropriety” at the IEDC. He also announced a freeze of all state funds associated with Elevate Ventures.
EPA plans to weaken rule curbing forever chemicals in drinking water
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the changes will “protect Americans from PFOA and PFOS in their drinking water” while providing “common-sense flexibility in the form of additional time for compliance.”
