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Q&A with Mike Schmuhl, new chairman of Indiana Democratic Party

| Indianapolis Business Journal Staff

Mike Schmuhl became the Indiana Democratic Party chairman in March and is faced with the task of rebuilding a party that hasn’t won a statewide elective office in nearly a decade. A South Bend native, Schmuhl managed childhood friend Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 presidential campaign, as well as his mayoral campaign in 2011. IBJ recently had a chance to talk to Schmuhl about his rebuilding efforts—and the prospect of Buttigieg coming back to Indiana to run for office.

Court: If bias rules have exceptions, faith groups qualify

| Associated Press

Justice Samuel Alito called it a “wisp” of a decision — a Supreme Court ruling Thursday that favored Catholic Social Services in Philadelphia but was far from the constitutional gale wind that would have reshaped how courts interpret religious liberty under the First Amendment.

Senator: Military justice changes must go beyond sex cases

| Associated Press

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is on the brink of success in her yearslong campaign to get sexual assault cases removed from the military chain of command. But getting over the finish line may depend on whether she can overcome wariness about broader changes she’s seeking to the military justice system.

Opinions June 17, 2021

Indiana Supreme Court
City of Marion v. London Witte Group, LLC, Chad Seybold, Estate of Michael Y. An, Global Investment Consulting, Inc., and World Enterprise Group, Inc.
20S-MI-00567
Miscellaneous. Affirms and reverses in part the grant of summary judgment to London Witte Group in a dispute with the city of Marion. After applying the adverse domination doctrine, finds summary judgment was inappropriate for all of the city of Marion’s claims because there are genuine issues of material fact as to whether former Mayor Wayne Seybold adversely dominated the city, and whether London Witte Group helped him do so. Remands for further proceedings.

Former doctor from Indiana gets 3 years for illegal opioid distribution

| Associated Press

A former Tennessee doctor who pleaded guilty to unlawfully distributing opioids has been sentenced to three years in prison, the Justice Department said. Darrel R. Rinehart, 66, of Indianapolis, admitted to distributing controlled substances, primarily opioids, to four different patients without a legitimate medical purpose 18 times between December 2014 and December 2015.

High court sides with Catholic agency in foster care dispute

| Associated Press

The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously sided with a Catholic foster care agency that says its religious views prevent it from working with same-sex couples as foster parents. The justices said the city of Philadelphia wrongly limited its relationship with the group as a result of the agency’s policy.

Opinions June 16, 2021

7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Design Basics, LLC, et al. v. Kerstiens Homes & Designs, Inc, et al.
18-3202, 19-3118 & 20-1515
Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Chief Judge Tanya Walton Pratt.
Civil. Affirms the Indiana Southern District Court’s award of $518,457.80 in attorney fees to Kerstiens Homes & Designs Inc. and the dismissal of Design Basics LLC’s copyright infringement suit against Kerstiens. Finds the allegedly infringing floor plans consist largely of standard features found in homes across America.