Indiana Senate committee advances crime bill package
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee has endorsed five criminal justice bills aimed at reducing violent crime.
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Grand jury indicts suspect in Terre Haute officer’s slaying
| Associated Press and IL Staff
A federal grand jury indicted an Indiana man Wednesday on charges that would make him eligible for the death penalty if he’s convicted in the fatal shooting of a Terre Haute police detective and FBI task force officer.
Man gets 65 years for death of 11-month-old Indiana girl
A man who pleaded guilty to killing an 11-month-old northern Indiana girl whose remains were found buried in a wooded area has been sentenced to the maximum 65-year prison term.
Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents
In a rebuff to former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is allowing the release of presidential documents sought by the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Justices seem sympathetic to Cruz in campaign finance case
Members of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday seemed sympathetic to Sen. Ted Cruz in a challenge the Texas Republican brought to a provision of campaign finance law limiting the repayment of federal candidates’ loans to their campaigns.
Sotomayor, Gorsuch deny report they were at odds over masks
Two Supreme Court justices say a media report that they were at odds over the wearing of masks in court during the recent surge in coronavirus cases is false.
Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster
Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital to protecting democracy collapsed when two senators refused to join their own party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster after a raw, emotional debate.
Mears announces candidacy for Marion Co. prosecutor
| IL Staff
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears, a Democrat, filed his candidacy to retain his office Wednesday.
Allen Superior Court pauses jury trials due to COVID-19
| IL Staff
The Allen Superior Court will halt jury trials until at least Feb. 14 due to the latest surge in COVID-19 infections and illnesses in the community, the court announced Wednesday.
Opinions Jan. 19, 2022
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Patrick Smith v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
21A-CR-492
Criminal. Reverses the sex offender conditions of Patrick Smith’s probation, including the requirement that he register as a sex offender following his conviction of Class D felony battery of a child. Finds that, given the limited record on appeal, the Parke Circuit Court abused its discretion by imposing sex offender probation conditions as part of Smith’s sentence. Remands with instructions to vacate the sex offender conditions.
Ice Miller starts scholarship to build diversity pipeline
Ice Miller has launched a new scholarship program focused on giving minority law students financial support and legal experience — an initiative the law firm’s attorneys say represents the next step in the effort to increase the diversity of the legal profession.
Indiana AG sides with Indianapolis Archdiocese in discrimination appeal
Wading into the fight between a former school guidance counselor and the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is asserting the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals is prohibited from “interfering” in church decisions by the legal doctrine of the ministerial exception.
Finalists for Marion Superior Court vacancy announced
| IL Staff
The Marion County Judicial Selection Committee has selected three finalists to be considered by the governor to fill a vacancy on the Marion Superior Court.
Indiana panel advances bill giving broad liability protection to energy company
An Indiana House panel narrowly passed a bill on Tuesday that would prevent an energy company from being sued if its plans to pump carbon emissions thousands of feet underground diminish the value of neighboring properties.
U.S. regulators aiming at illegal and anticompetitive mergers
U.S. competition regulators have mounted an effort to tighten enforcement against illegal mergers, in line with President Joe Biden’s mandate for greater scrutiny to big business combinations.
Rudy Giuliani among Trump allies subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel
The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection issued subpoenas to Rudy Giuliani and other members of Donald Trump’s legal team who filed bogus legal challenges to the 2020 election that fueled the lie that race had been stolen from the former president.
Indiana House passes bill to limit employer vaccine mandates
The Indiana House has passed a controversial bill that would restrict employers who mandate the COVID-19 vaccine, sending it to the Senate for consideration.
IndyBar: Weekly Bill Watch Reports: Keep up with Legislation that Matters to You
With the help of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, the IndyBar Legislative Committee provides weekly Bill Watch reports throughout the session, which highlight progress and recent actions taken on bills being monitored by the association.
Hammerle on… “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “The Lost Daughter” and “Licorice Pizza”
Indianapolis criminal defense lawyer Bob Hammerle gives us his take on “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “The Lost Daughter” and “Licorice Pizza.”
Indiana Court Decisions – Dec. 30, 2021-Jan. 12, 2022
Read Indiana appellate court decisions from the latest reporting period.