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An incarcerated man waiting on federal death row has for the third time unsuccessfully sought relief from his capital punishment, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. This time, it rejected his argument under the “savings clause” that recent changes in clinical diagnostic standards show that he is intellectually disabled and ineligible for the death penalty.
A former employee of a transportation company who sued under the Fair Labor Standards Act will be allowed to move forward with her individual claims after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled she was entitled to do so. However, it declined to address the complexities of her failed collective action.
A former Muncie police officer is expected to plead guilty next month in connection with a federal investigation of excessive force allegations against other officers.
Indiana prosecutors have charged four juveniles from southeastern Illinois with allegedly torturing and poaching more than 20 wild deer in the two states.
A northern Indiana court will hear testimony next month to determine whether a 14-year-old boy accused in the strangulation death of a 6-year-old girl is competent to stand trial in her killing.
Hundreds of people turned out for an auction at a former Charlestown wildlife center where the ex-proprietor and his ex-wife were found to have violated the Endangered Species Act by taking and wounding animals, including tigers and lions.
Immigrants and advocates are urging Democrats and President Joe Biden to quickly act on legislation to protect young immigrants after a federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled illegal an Obama-era program that prevents the deportation of thousands of them brought into the U.S. as children.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Carl Eugene McDonald v. State of Indiana
21A-CR-363
Criminal. Dismisses in part, affirms in part, reverses in part. Finds Carl McDonald may not challenge on direct appeal the validity of his convictions for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, endangering a person with a passenger less than e18 years old, a Level 6 felony; three counts of Level 6 felony neglect of a dependent; operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license, a Class C misdemeanor; and for being a habitual vehicular substance offender. Also finds that the Cass Superior Court abused its discretion in sentencing McDonald but that remand to the trial court is only necessary so that the HVSO enhancement may be attached to a specific felony. Dismisses McDonald’s double jeopardy claims without prejudice so that they may be brought through a petition for post-conviction relief. Remands with instructions to correct the abstract of judgment.
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court’s order vacating a nearly decade-old default judgment in a debt collection dispute, finding the debtor’s delay in bringing his fraud allegation was not reasonable.
A man who drove drunk with his three young grandchildren in the car cannot challenge the validity of his convictions on direct appeal, but the Indiana Court of Appeals remanded Friday so that his habitual vehicular substance offender enhancement could be attached to a specific felony.
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development resumed processing federal unemployment benefits this week — amid ongoing legal battles — and more than 25,000 claimants have received payments in the past day, the agency said Friday.
A Missouri prosecutor on Friday filed a total of 63 felony criminal charges against three employees over a July 2018 tourist boat accident on a Missouri lake that killed 17 people, including nine members of an Indianapolis family.
A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to a policy that requires lawyers to join the State Bar of Michigan.
One of two men charged in the Fort Wayne death and dismemberment of a 55-year-old man pleaded guilty to charges Thursday.
A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. Here’s what that could mean for Hoosiers.
Former Indiana State Rep. Dan Forestal died this week. He was 38.
An Indianapolis college student suspended for an act of sexual misconduct has lost his bid to stop the two-year suspension from taking effect. The ruling also implicates the student’s immigration status.
Days after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals found the ministerial exception protects a Chicago Catholic Church from a lawsuit brought by a fired employee, the Indianapolis Archdiocese is citing the decision to bolster its argument that the employment lawsuit filed by former Roncalli High School counselor Lynn Starkey should be dismissed.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Stephen M. Davis v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
21A-CR-52
Criminal. Affirms Stephen M. Davis’ sentence to five years executed in the Department of Correction for his conviction of Level 5 felony attempted overpass mischief. Finds the Madison Circuit Court did not abuse its discretion when it sentenced Davis. Also finds Davis’ sentence is not inappropriate in light of the nature of the offense and his character. Judge Elizabeth Tavitas concurs in result with separate opinion.
A federal grand jury has indicted 19 people on charges alleging their involvement in a drug-trafficking organization believed to be linked to homicides in Indianapolis, officials said Thursday.