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Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb recently appointed members of the Hoosier legal community to the state’s Public Defender Commission and a newly created Indiana Civic Education Commission.
Inspired by Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush’s call to action, the Allen County Bar Foundation has launched a pair of scholarships to support minority students interested in becoming lawyers.
Some Republicans in the Indiana General Assembly are trying to ban the sale of a popular derivative of hemp at concentrated levels that can give users a high.
Indiana lawmakers are working to set up the first regulatory framework for utilities to build charging stations and other wide-scale infrastructure needed to support Hoosiers’ conversion to electric vehicles. House Bill 1221 outlines parameters for the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to use when considering utility company proposals for the construction of charging stations and setting […]
A 19-year-old man was arrested in the weekend slayings of two people whose bodies were found behind a pizza shop, authorities said Monday.
A group of girls discovered the hideaway of a convicted felon at an Indiana cave, authorities said.
A southern Indiana man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for attacking a woman in 2020 with a machete, leaving her with numerous wounds.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Sewell Jerome Evans v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
21A-CR-1522
Criminal. Affirms Sewell Jerome Evans’ 65-year sentence for two counts of Level 1 felony child molesting. Finds the sentencing by Madison Circuit Court is appropriate in light of the nature of Evans’ offenses and his character. Also finds the trial court did not abuse its sentencing discretion.
Characterizing the legislative branch as the “political competitor” of the executive branch, the Indiana General Assembly contends House Enrolled Act 1123 is a lawful exercise of its authority and that Gov. Eric Holcomb’s attempt to overturn the statute is based on a misreading of the state’s constitution.
A federal court didn’t err when it awarded summary judgment to a major steel producer who rescinded a job offer to a man with an uncontrolled seizure disorder, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
Students from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law are raising funds to benefit the children of Indianapolis as part of the Women’s Caucus’ 44th annual auction.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Indiana is seeking public comment on proposed changes to the court’s local rules concerning Chapter 12 and 13 bankruptcies.
An Indiana legislative committee has turned aside a proposal that aimed to tighten the state law on the increasingly popular practice of voting by mail.
President Joe Biden had zeroed in on a pair of finalists for his first Supreme Court pick when there were rumors last year that Justice Stephen Breyer would retire. But since the upcoming retirement was announced late last month, it has come with the rise of a third candidate, one with ready-made bipartisan support that has complicated the decision.
A life without parole sentence is off the table for a man standing trial for the 2017 fatal shooting of an Indiana police office.
A central Indiana man has been sentenced to 30 days behind bars for his role in the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
A northern Indiana police officer was justified in fatally shooting a man during a recent standoff at a mobile home park, prosecutors said Friday.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
In the Matter of the Guardianship of A.E.R. (Minor Child) Shawn Wright v. Gilberto Ruiz, Sr., and Teresa Ruiz
21A-GU-1682
Guardianship. Affirms the Lake Superior Court’s order appointing grandparents Gilberto Ruiz, Sr. and Teresa Ruiz as guardians of Shawn Wright’s child, A.E.R. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying Wright’s motion to transfer venue and by appointing the grandparents as A.E.R.’s guardians. Finds the grandparents are not entitled to attorney fees.
Interviews have been scheduled for 19 Hoosier lawyers and judges that applied to become the next justice on the Indiana Supreme Court bench.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals was able to avoid a “thorny choice of law question” when it found that the cases cited by a federal prisoner convicted and sentenced in Missouri did not conflict with its sister circuit’s view that the offense of exhibiting weapons is a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act.