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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The looming uncertainty of broadly-applied tariffs and what they could mean for 2025 deals came up during multiple panel discussions at the conference.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has launched an inquiry into the University of Notre Dame’s diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
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.
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 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.”
Gov. Mike Braun announced his decision Wednesday afternoon, saying that he decided to let Ritchie’s execution “proceed as planned” on May 20.
Before the court are the Trump administration’s emergency appeals of lower court orders putting nationwide holds on the Republican president’s push to deny citizenship to children born to people who are in the United States illegally.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Brookman sentenced Curtis Doughty, 28, of Muncie, to two years probation after Doughty pleaded guilty to deprivation of rights under color of law.
The Indiana Parole Board rejected a clemency plea from Benjamin Ritchie, recommending that Gov. Mike Braun allow the death row inmate’s May 20 execution to proceed as scheduled.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Dwayne T. Clemons v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-1601
Criminal. Affirms Warren Circuit Court Judge Hunter Reece’s judgment revoking Dwayne Clemons’ probation and ordering him to serve 544 days in the Indiana Department of Correction. Finds that given the number and nature of Clemons’s violations, the trial court’s decision to order execution of 544 days of Clemons’s previously suspended sentence was well within its discretion. Judge Melissa May dissents with a separate opinion. Attorney for appellant: Justin Wall. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Deputy Attorney General John Oosterhoff.
David Joseph Mull, 52, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court of Southern Indiana to unlicensed dealing in firearms in January.
