Anderson man sentenced to federal prison for firearm possession
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An Anderson man was sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being in possession of a firearm during a drunk driving crash.
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Opinions January 24, 2025
Indiana Court of Appeals
Madison N. Thomas v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-1243
Criminal. Affirms Allen Superior Court Judge Frances Gull’s sentence of Madison Thomas to one-and-a-half years in prison after Thomas pleaded guilty to three counts of Level 6 felony drug possession, divided between two cases. Finds the trial court revoked her bond when she violated the terms of her pretrial release and Thomas then violated the terms of the drug court program, for which she was sanctioned with jail time, before being removed from the program for a second violation. Also finds Thomas has failed to demonstrate this is one of the exceptional cases in which the appellate court should exercise its power to revise sentences. Attorney for appellant: Donald Frew. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Deputy Attorney General Sierra Murray, Certified Legal Intern Maya Stirm.
Indiana House proposal on immigration raises profiling fears
The measure would require local law enforcement to give federal authorities notice when they arrest people who are reasonably believed to be in the country illegally.
Social media ban for Hoosiers under 16 gets Indiana Senate greenlight
A bill prohibiting some Hoosier minors from using social media without their parents’ permission received bipartisan support in the Indiana Senate on Thursday and moved to the House for further consideration.
Indiana Senate committee advances several health care bills
Legislators voted to advance five health care-related bills, including measures banning non-compete agreements for physicians and placing limits on prior authorization.
Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4B in settlement over OxyContin’s toll
The deal represents an increase of more than $1 billion over a previous settlement deal that was rejected last year by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Trump orders release of JFK, RFK and MLK assassination records
President Donald Trump had promised during his reelection campaign to make public the last batches of still-classified documents surrounding President Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas.
Supreme Court allows small business registration rule to take effect, aimed at money laundering
The justices granted an emergency plea made by the Justice Department in the waning days of the Biden administration to allow enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act, enacted in 2021 to crack down on the illicit use of anonymous shell companies.
Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances
The people pardoned were involved in the October 2020 invasion and blockade of a Washington clinic.
News outlet sues over Indiana’s refusal to disclose cost of lethal injection drug
A press freedom group representing the Indiana Capital Chronicle has filed a lawsuit in Marion Superior Court alleging the Indiana Department of Correction violated public records law by declining to reveal the cost of the lethal injection drug used in Joseph Corcoran’s December execution.
A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship
U.S. District Judge John Coughenour repeatedly interrupted a Justice Department lawyer during arguments to ask how he could consider the order constitutional. When the attorney said he’d like a chance to explain it in a full briefing, Coughenour told him the hearing was his chance.
Man known as ‘Truck Stop Serial Killer’ found guilty in Indianapolis woman’s murder
Bruce Mendenhall, 73, already is serving two life terms in Tennessee for a pair of murders and still faces trial for an Alabama murder.
Opinions January 23, 2025
Indiana Supreme Court
Automotive Finance Corporation v. Meng Liu
24S-CC-223
Civil collections. Reverses Marion Superior Court Judge Cynthia Ayers’ order to grant Meng Liu relief from judgment under Trial Rule 60(B)(3). Finds the trial court misinterpreted the law in granting Liu relief under Trial Rule 60(B)(3) and abused its discretion. Also finds Liu did not follow the legal avenues available either to oppose Automotive Finance Corporation’s motion for summary judgment or to raise Ning Ao’s alleged fraud in a motion to correct error once final judgment was entered. Remands for the trial court to reinstate summary judgment for Automotive Finance Corporation. Justice Christopher Goff dissents with a separate opinion. Attorney for appellant: Joshua Casselman. Attorney for appellee: Randall Shouse.
Fort Wayne nonprofit offers free expungement presentation
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Local attorney Heide Fowler will explain the law, which allows a one-time opportunity for some low-level convictions to be expunged.
Anti-DEI bills take heat but pass committee
For four hours on Wednesday, and with tempers flaring throughout, Indiana lawmakers and plenty of constituents debated whether diversity, equity and inclusion efforts combat or constitute discrimination.
Braun signs executive orders on abortion records, health care costs
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on Wednesday waded into a legal fight over the release of abortion records while signing a health-focused tranche of executive orders.
Trump’s new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases
Attorneys in the department’s Civil Rights Division were ordered not to file any new complaints, amicus briefs or other certain court papers “until further notice.”
Parents say daughters were victims of fake porn, sue school for allegedly failing to respond
The parents of four Fort Wayne girls allege that at least three minor male classmates used images and videos from internet sources such as Pornhub to create, edit, and sell video montages and still images of pornographic content with the girls’ names on them.
Opinions January 22, 2025
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Kevin Johnson v. Martin Purdue, et al.
23-2478
Prisoner. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Senior Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson. Affirms the district court’s granting of summary judgment for Pendleton Correctional Facility medical personnel, prison officials, and Wexford of Indiana, the prison’s contracted medical provider. Finds Kevin Johnson’s claim fails because he had sufficient constructive notice of the summary judgment motions and has never challenged the merits of the district court’s decision. Also finds that he failed to take any action in this case despite being put on notice that the defendants’ motions would shortly be refiled, that the district court instructed defendants to notify the court of any issues with service, and that Johnson has offered no argument that the district court’s decision was wrong on the merits of the summary judgment motions. Attorneys for appellant: D. Dangaran, Samuel Weiss. Attorneys for appellees: Benjamin Jones, Abigail Recker, Douglass Bitner, Rachel Johnson, Erica Sawyer.
Black Indiana lawmakers denounce governor’s anti-DEI order, budget proposal
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun last week signed an executive order replacing “diversity, equity and inclusion,” or DEI, throughout state government policies and programming with “merit, excellence and innovation,” or MEI.