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Opinions March 25, 2022
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Cyrille J. Catellier v. Tim K. Catellier, Eli Catellier, Allie Grigsby, and Bobbie Baldwin (mem. dec.)
21A-CP-1243
Civil plenary. Affirms the denial of Cyrille J. Catellier’s motion to correct error, filed following the Hendricks Circuit Court’s denial of his motion for relief from judgment, which challenged the order enforcing a mutual release, covenant not to sue and settlement agreement between Cyrille, Tim Catellier and Bobbie Baldwin. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it denied Cyrille’s motion for relief from judgment because he did not raise a meritorious claim or defense, and thus the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it denied Cyrille’s motion to correct error. Judge Elaine Brown dissents with separate opinion.
Gary man charged in 2018 triple killing found dead in cell
Northwest Indiana authorities are investigating after a Gary man charged earlier this year in a 2018 triple homicide was found dead in his jail cell.
Jackson on track for confirmation, but GOP votes in doubt
After more than 30 hours of hearings, the United States Senate is on track to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. But Democrats seem unlikely to confirm her with a robust bipartisan vote, dashing President Joe Biden’s hopes for a grand reset after partisan battles over other high court nominees.
Report: Justice Thomas’ wife urged overturning 2020 election
Virginia Thomas, wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent weeks of text messages imploring White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to act to overturn the 2020 presidential election — furthering then-President Donald Trump’s claims that the vote was marred by fraud, according to copies of the messages obtained by The Washington Post and CBS News.
High court: States must allow prayer, touch in executions
The Supreme Court said Thursday that states must accommodate the wishes of death row inmates who want to have their pastors pray aloud and even touch them during their executions.
New rules aim to decide US asylum cases in months, not years
The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled new procedures to handle asylum claims at the U.S. southern border, hoping to decide cases in months instead of years.
Opinions March 24, 2022
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Quantae A. Johnson v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
21A-CR-441
Criminal. Affirms the denial of Quantae Johnson’s motion to modify his sentence after his community corrections placement and probation were revoked. Finds the Hamilton Superior Court did not abuse its discretion.
Teen who got life sentence for murdering younger brother didn’t receive ineffective assistance, IN Supreme Court rules
A man sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of killing his younger brother as a teenager did not receive ineffective assistance of counsel during sentencing, Indiana Supreme Court justices concluded Wednesday.
3rd vacancy opening in Marion County Courts as Hawkins announces retirement
Marion Superior Judge Grant Hawkins, who has served more than 20 years on the bench, is retiring effective Sept. 30, becoming the third judge to leave the Marion County judiciary since December of last year.
Marion County Second Chance Workshop gets $96K in federal aid
| IL Staff
Marion County’s Second Chance Workshop, a program that helps reinstate suspended driver’s licenses and expunge criminal convictions, has secured $96,000 in federal aid.
CLE to feature attorney involved in victim compensation for 9/11, BP oil spill, Indiana State Fair stage collapse
| IL Staff
Kenneth Feinberg, a national leader in mediation for compensation claims, will be participating in a CLE next week discussing his work on the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.
Indiana COVID-19 hospitalizations hit lowest mark since first month of pandemic
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have fallen to their lowest point since the first month of the pandemic, according to the latest figures from the Indiana State Department of Health.
Goshen man charged in connection with Capitol riot
A northern Indiana man was arrested Wednesday on federal charges in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Fort Wayne man who lost eye to gas canister reaches settlement
An Indiana man who says he lost an eye after being struck by a tear gas canister police fired during 2020 protests over the killing of George Floyd has reached a settlement with the city of Fort Wayne.
Indiana Sen. Braun walks back interracial marriage comments
Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana said he misunderstood the question when he told reporters that the U.S. Supreme Court was wrong to legalize interracial marriage nationwide and should instead allow individual states to decide such issues.
High court won’t say whether Thomas remains hospitalized
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to say Wednesday whether 73-year-old Justice Clarence Thomas remains in the hospital, though he had been expected to be released by Tuesday evening.
Jackson heading for likely confirmation despite GOP darts
Federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson faced down a barrage of Republican questioning Wednesday about her sentencing of criminal defendants, as her history-making bid to join the U.S. Supreme Court veered from lofty constitutional questions to attacks on her motivations on the bench.
U.S. Supreme Court tosses Wisconsin legislative voting maps
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out Wisconsin state legislative maps that were preferred by the state’s Democratic governor and selected by Wisconsin’s top court, a win for Republicans that also makes it unclear what the boundaries will be for the fall election.
Madeleine Albright, 1st female US secretary of state, dies
Madeleine Albright, a child refugee from Nazi- and then Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe who rose to become the first female secretary of state and a mentor to many current and former American statesmen and women, died Wednesday of cancer, her family said. She was 84.