High court asked to review men-only draft registration law
The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether it’s sex discrimination for the government to require only men to register for the draft when they turn 18.
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Opinions June 4, 2021
The following 7th Circuit opinions were posted after IL deadline on Thursday. Justin Castelino v. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 19-1905 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Terre Haute Division. Senior Judge William T. Lawrence. Civil. Affirms the Indiana Southern District Court’s entry of summary judgment for Rose-Hulman Institute […]
Suspended lawyer handed harsh words from COA for frivolous filings in IU case
The Indiana Court of Appeals has cut off the tap for a suspended attorney who it says has acted as a broken faucet of frivolous filings for far too long concerning injuries he claimed to sustain after falling at Indiana University, despite an earlier dismissal from the court.
Suspended Rose-Hulman student’s case falters at 7th Circuit
A former Rose-Hulman student who sued the school after he was suspended and whose attorney was warned for criticizing a magistrate judge did not succeed in getting summary judgment turned around in his favor. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals also handed down an additional warning to the lawyer.
7th Circuit: Dealers not off the hook in dispute over unpaid RVs
Recreational vehicle dealers that failed to pay for more than a dozen RVs before their northern Indiana manufacturer called it quits must pay a secured creditor’s assignee for the RVs purchase prices, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
COA upholds validity of parents’ consent to adoption, despite protests
Monroe County parents protesting the adoption of four of their 14 children could not sway the Indiana Court of Appeals that they were acting with the kids’ best interests in mind by seeking to withdraw their consents to adoption.
IBJ Media names Olivia Covington editor of The Indiana Lawyer
IBJ Media Co. announced Friday that Olivia Covington has been promoted to editor of The Indiana Lawyer and will lead the effort to diversify its coverage and boost readership.
Hearing set on whether Indiana governor may sue Legislature
A judge will hear arguments later this month over whether Indiana’s governor can go ahead with a lawsuit challenging the power state legislators have given themselves to intervene during public emergencies.
New Castle woman gets maximum term for mom’s murder
An eastern Indiana woman has received the maximum prison term after pleading guilty to murder in the death of her mother.
Pence: I’ll likely never see eye to eye with Trump on Jan. 6
Former Vice President Mike Pence says he isn’t sure he and former President Donald Trump will ever see “eye to eye” over what happened on Jan. 6 but that he would “always be proud of what we accomplished for the American people over the last four years.”
Supreme Court limits prosecutors’ use of anti-hacking law
The Supreme Court on Thursday limited prosecutors’ ability to use an anti-hacking law to charge people with computer crimes.
Celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey dead at 87
F. Lee Bailey, the celebrity attorney who defended O.J. Simpson, Patricia Hearst and the alleged Boston Strangler, but whose legal career halted when he was disbarred in two states, has died, a former colleague said Thursday. He was 87.
Opinions June 3, 2021
Indiana Supreme Court
James Combs v. State of Indiana
20S-CR-616
Criminal. Affirms the trial court’s judgment that denied James Combs’ motion to suppress after concluding that that police officers had probable cause to believe his van was connected to criminal activity and therefore could be seized without a warrant. Finds that the seizure and search of Combs’ van fell under recognized exceptions to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement. Justice Rush and Justice David concur. Justice Slaughter concurs in result. Justice Goff dissents.
Split justices uphold warrantless search, seizure of van in drug possession case
Indiana Supreme Court justices split Thursday in a decision concerning a Boone County man’s drug-possession convictions that were previously reversed by an appellate court that found the warrantless search of his car following a crash violated his Fourth Amendment rights.
Health care entities win at COA in Notre Dame med-mal dispute
The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed judgment in favor of several health care entities that operate a wellness center at the University of Notre Dame, despite a woman’s fight for her husband who was paralyzed soon after being treated there as an employee.
Appellate court upholds 30-year sentence for babysitter in infant’s death
A decades-long sentence will stand for a northeastern Indiana babysitter who lied to police about knowing what caused the fatal injuries to a baby in her care who later died following a brain bleed.
Suspect arrested in slayings of Fort Wayne woman, 3 children
Three children and a woman were found slain Wednesday in a Fort Wayne home, and an acquaintance of the victims was arrested hours later more than 100 miles away, authorities said.
Terre Haute man pleads guilty to charges in death of woman
A Terre Haute man pleaded guilty Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter and burglary in the November 2017 slaying of a woman whose body was recovered from a lake.
Charges after US Capitol insurrection roil far-right groups
Former President Donald Trump’s claims about a stolen 2020 election united right-wing supporters, conspiracy theorists and militants on Jan. 6, but the aftermath of the insurrection is roiling two of the most prominent far-right extremist groups at the U.S. Capitol that day.
Massey named new Vanderburgh Commercial Court judge
| IL Staff
Vanderburgh County has a new Commercial Court judge, the Indiana Supreme Court has announced, naming Vanderburgh Superior Judge Thomas Massey to the post.