DOJ will ask Supreme Court to halt Texas abortion law
The Biden administration said Friday it will turn next to the U.S. Supreme Court in another attempt to halt a Texas law that has banned most abortions since September.
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Prosecutors: Capitol cop told Jan. 6 rioter to hide evidence
A U.S. Capitol Police officer has been indicted on obstruction of justice charges after prosecutors say he helped to hide evidence of a rioter’s involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Jury selection to start in trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s death
Hundreds of people were ordered to report for jury duty Monday in Georgia for what could be a long, laborious effort to find jurors to hear the trial of three white men charged with fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery as he was running in their neighborhood.
Attorney: Cruz to plead guilty to Parkland school massacre
The gunman who killed 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland, Florida, high school will plead guilty to their murders, his attorneys said Friday, bringing some closure to a South Florida community more than three years after an attack that sparked a nationwide movement for gun control.
School district, psychologist win partial motions to dismiss in special ed discrimination suit
A northern Indiana school district and its contract psychologist have secured partial victories in a lawsuit brought by the mother of a child with special needs who alleged her child was not given proper educational services.
IndyBar hosts first legal tech show
Lawyers gathered in Indianapolis on Friday to learn about practical technological solutions and tools to better equip their day-to-day legal practices.
Ice Miller announces November date for return to office
After delaying its original plan to return around Labor Day, Ice Miller LLP is calling its employees back into the office starting Nov. 8.
Opinions Oct. 15, 2021
Indiana Court of Appeals
In re the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of Ad.W., An.W., I.W., and M.W., and M.G. (Mother) and D.W. (Father), M.G. (Mother) and D.W. (Father) v. Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)
21A-JT-691
Juvenile termination of parental rights. Affirms the termination of mother M.G. and Father D.W.’s parental rights to their four children. Finds the Lake Superior Court did not err when it concluded there is a reasonable probability that the conditions resulting in the children’s removal will not be remedied, or that termination is in the children’s best interests.
COA panel to hear oral arguments in OWI discovery case
| IL Staff
The Indiana Court of Appeals is set to hear oral arguments next week on the issue of compelling discovery of a police report.
9 lawmakers have already said they won’t seek reelection in 2022 — and 1 more will quit earlier
Lawmakers are still more than two months from convening their 2022 session in January, but a growing number have already said it will be their last.
Supreme Court commission talks positively of shorter terms
A commission tasked with studying potential changes to the Supreme Court has released a first look at its review, a draft report that is cautious in discussing proposals for expanding the court but also speaks approvingly of term limits for justices.
Court again lets Texas continue banning most abortions
Texas can continue banning most abortions after a federal appeals court rejected the Biden administration’s latest attempt to stop a novel law that has become the nation’s biggest curb to abortion in nearly 50 years.
FDA panel endorses lower-dose Moderna COVID shot for booster
U.S. health advisers said Thursday that some Americans who received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine at least six months ago should get a half-dose booster to rev up protection against the coronavirus.
Hearing set abruptly in 2018 Florida school massacre case
A last-minute court hearing is set Friday in Florida for Nikolas Cruz, the man police said has confessed to the 2018 massacre of 17 people at a suburban high school.
Opinions Oct. 14, 2021
Indiana Court of Appeals
Sarah D. Nicholson v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
21A-CR-693
Criminal. Affirms the Dubois Superior Court’s order sentencing Sarah Nicholson to serve 730 days in the Department of Correction following the revocation of her probation. Finds the terms of Nicholson’s plea were agreement unambiguous, so the trial court did not err in ordering her to serve the sentence she agreed to. Also finds the trial court didn’t err in denying her petition for sentence modification.
AG sues Evansville company alleged to be ‘gateway’ for international robocalls
| IL Staff
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has filed a lawsuit against an Indiana company that allegedly acted as a gateway for robocallers from several Southeast Asian countries into the United States.
Suit alleging autistic girl restrained in LaPorte class is settled
An Indiana couple who accused staffers at an elementary school four years ago of strapping their autistic then-7-year-old daughter into a homemade restraining chair in the classroom have settled their lawsuit against the district, the couple announced.
Kids’ Voice receives state GAL/CASA certification
Kids’ Voice has met the requirements and has been certified as a GAL/CASA service provider by the state, allowing the city of Indianapolis to be partially reimbursed for the nearly three-year $5.4 million contract it awarded the nonprofit in May.
7th Circuit judges St. Eve, Scudder named Judicial Conference committee chairs
| IL Staff
Two 7th Circuit Court of Appeals judges have been selected to serve as chairs of Judicial Conference committees, United States Chief Justice John Roberts announced Thursday.
7th Circuit condemns 75-day delay in opinion, saying wait could spell ‘disaster’ for litigants
| IL Staff
A federal judge whose delayed opinion could have been “catastrophic” for a litigant has been reprimanded by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, which cautioned other district judges not to follow suit.