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Court of Appeals of Indiana
Karl W. Morgan v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
21A-CR-2864
Criminal. Affirms Karl W. Morgan’s two counts of Level 4 felony child molesting and his aggregate 20-year sentence. Finds the Adams Circuit Court neither erred in finding Morgan to be a sexually violent predator nor abused its discretion in denying his motion to correct erroneous sentence.
The Indiana Judicial Conference Board of Directors is asking for public feedback on proposed amendments to Indiana’s Pretrial Services Rules.
A Kentucky man who killed three students and wounded five more in a school shooting 25 years ago will have to wait another week to learn his fate in a high-stakes hearing that could see him released or denied the chance to ever leave prison.
Democrats are pumping an unprecedented amount of money into advertising related to abortion rights, underscoring how central the message is to the party in the final weeks before the November midterm elections.
The Fed is expected at its latest meeting to raise its key short-term rate by a substantial three-quarters of a point for the third consecutive time. Another hike that large would lift its benchmark rate—which affects many consumer and business loans—to a range of 3% to 3.25%, the highest level in 14 years.
In the first hearing in state court on Indiana’s new abortion law, the opposing parties argued over whether the Indiana Constitution conferred to a right to privacy which protects the ability of Hoosier women to obtain a legal abortion.
The founding shareholders of the Indianapolis law firm Ciyou & Dixon are continuing a back-and-forth with each side, changing positions over the dissolution of their nearly 30-year-old legal partnership.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Performance Services, Inc. v. Randolph Eastern School Corporation
22A-CP-361
Civil plenary. Reverses the Randolph Circuit Court’s entry of summary judgment for the Randolph Eastern School Corporation against Performance Services Inc. Holds that the trial court erred when it granted the School Corporation’s motion for summary judgment and denied Performance’s motion for summary judgment. Remands with instructions to enter summary judgment for Performance and to hold a hearing on Performance’s damages. Judge Elaine Brown dissents with a separate opinion.
A jury trial was not required for an Allen County man’s civil forfeiture case, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has concluded in a reversal.
A divided Court of Appeals of Indiana has reversed for a construction company that sued an Indiana school corporation after it failed to pay $1.5 million in damages for its access to a wind turbine.
Leaders from each branch of Indiana government will come together next month to discuss ongoing statewide efforts for addressing the mental health needs of Hoosiers.
The federal No Surprises Act, which took effect Jan. 1, protects patients from receiving surprise medical bills resulting from unexpected, out-of-network coverage for emergency services, anesthesiology, radiology and other medical care.
A staffer for U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski was trying to pass a flat-bed truck on a northern Indiana highway last month when the SUV they were in crashed into an oncoming car, killing Walorski and three other people, police said Friday.
An eastern Indiana police officer who was shot in the head during a traffic stop in August has died more than two weeks after she was removed from life support, authorities said.
An Indiana mother accused of having abandoned her 5-year-old autistic son on an Ohio street earlier this year has pleaded guilty to child endangerment.
The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court Friday to lift a judge’s order that temporarily barred it from reviewing a batch of classified documents seized during an FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home last month.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has notched a victory in his fight against the Marion County prosecutor, with the Monroe Circuit Court agreeing the state’s top lawyer can represent the defendants in the lawsuit challenging the state’s new abortion law.
A southern Indiana reserve police officer who sued the town of Clarksville after it withdrew his conditional offer of employment due to his HIV diagnosis has reached a settlement with the town, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced.
The Indiana Supreme Court will again consider the reach of the juvenile courts when oral arguments bring a return of the question of jurisdiction in a case involving a minor who admitted to the delinquent act of dangerous possession of a firearm.
The following 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion was posted after IL deadline on Thursday:
Daudi M. Mwangangi v. Taylor Nielsen, et al., and City of Lebanon, Indiana
Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson.
21-1576, 21-1577 & 21-1971
Civil. Affirms entry of partial summary judgment for Daudi Mwangangi against officer Blayne Root as to the false arrest and against officer Frank Noland as to the second pat-down search. Reverses partial summary judgment for Mwangangi as to the challenge to Root’s pat-down and as to the alleged false arrest by officer Taylor Nielsen, Noland and Sgt. Ben Phelps. Vacates partial summary judgment for Mwangangi against Nielsen and Noland based on their alleged failures to intervene. Remands. Judge Frank Easterbrook concurs and Judge Thomas Kirsch dissents in part with separate opinions.