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Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is leading an effort to derail the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, calling the legislation “misguided, clumsy and heavy-handed.”
The Indiana Supreme Court has completed its annual list for jury pool assembly, reiterating to trial courts that the practice of obtaining lists of potential jurors from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles has been discontinued.
Victims of Indianapolis businessman Tim Durham, who was convicted in 2012 of running a Ponzi that defrauded investors out of $200 million, have hit another roadblock after the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an attempt to recoup some of their losses.
A panel of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a district court’s ruling that dismissed a shareholder lawsuit over the acquisition of one of Indiana’s major utility companies with an out-of-state public utility holding company in 2018.
Abortion providers urged the Supreme Court on Monday to reject Mississippi’s 15-week prohibition on most abortions, saying a decision to uphold it would “invite states to ban abortion entirely.”
Four former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights are scheduled to be arraigned in federal court Tuesday at a hearing that could also address some pretrial motions.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Indiana University’s motion for dismissal, allowing the challenge to the school’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate to continue.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Christopher Harris v. United States of America
19-3363
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson.
Criminal. Affirms the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana did not err in denying habeas corpus relief to Christopher Harris. Finds Harris’ counsel was not ineffective, and it was objectively reasonable for them to pursue a 20-year sentence.
In a case presenting a “rare circumstance” that “few if any other federal prisoners face,” the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana did not err in denying habeas corpus relief to an Indiana man on Friday. The 7th Circuit did acknowledge, however, the appellant’s argument that his counsel was ineffective by not challenging whether his drug convictions were predicates would succeed today.
After hearing oral arguments in a juvenile life in prison without parole case, justices of the Indiana Supreme Court seemed to leave with more questions than answers.
City officials on Monday released a long-anticipated request for developers to submit ideas for reuse of the 28-story Indianapolis City-County Building, along with studies that show it would take more than $35 million in basic upgrades to repurpose the structure.
Indiana will increase free COVID-19 testing across the state through a partnership with Gravity Diagnostics.
In recognition of Judge William Lee’s 40 years of service on the federal bench, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana has named a courtroom in his honor.
Presented in Partnership with Federal Bar Association, Indianapolis Chapter ♦ Presenters: ♦ • John Maley, Barnes & Thornburg LLP • Offer Korin, Katz Korin Cunningham From the Southern District of Indiana • Chief Judge Tanya Walton Pratt • District Judge Richard Young • Magistrate Judge Mario Garcia • Roger Sharpe, Clerk From the Northern District […]
President Joe Biden’s sweeping new vaccine requirements have Republican governors threatening lawsuits. His unapologetic response: “Have at it.”
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett expressed concerns Sunday that the public may increasingly see the court as a partisan institution.
A southern Indiana man was jailed in connection with the death of his 37-year-old girlfriend whose remains were found in a shallow grave.
Indiana’s constitution gives the Legislature full authority to meet whenever it wants, a top state lawyer argued Friday in a bid to squash Gov. Eric Holcomb’s lawsuit challenging the increased power state legislators gave themselves to intervene during public health emergencies.
Moderator: James Reed, Cross Glazier Reed Burroughs ♦ Presenters: ♦ Road to Relocation Legal framework and case law, relocation from a psychological perspective in custody cases Kathryn Burroughs, Cross Glazier Reed Burroughs Dr. Michael Jenuwine, Notre Dame Law School To Object, or Not to Object Family law evidence – objections overused that should be left […]