Option for shifting years of Indiana’s city elections advances
Indiana’s cities and towns would have the option of moving their elections to even-numbered years under a bill advancing in the Legislature.
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Indiana’s cities and towns would have the option of moving their elections to even-numbered years under a bill advancing in the Legislature.
The bill advanced Wednesday by the House Courts and Criminal Code Committee would tighten protections for defendants with intellectual disabilities in capital punishment cases.
The governor also celebrated data center development, but he said tech companies should pay for 100% of their power needs.
The work of prosecutors and public defenders, Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush said Wednesday, “is at the center of the constitutional balance between accountability and liberty.”
A plea agreement has been reached between defendant Shayla Addison, 28, and federal prosecutors, in which the government has agreed to recommend a sentence at the low end of the guideline range if certain conditions are met.
The court will hear arguments on whether Greenwood Park Mall’s owner and its contracted security company can be sued for negligence in the mass shooting.
The bipartisan proposal would largely require defendants to be present for the reading of victim impact statements.
Republican fiscal leaders, however, haven’t said which of the dozens of other new federal tax cuts—including the temporary deductions for workers who receive tips and overtime wages—will be extended to state taxes.
The high court ruled 7-2 that Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill. has the legal right to challenge the law, even though the ballots likely had little effect on a race he won handily.
While classified documents investigations aren’t unusual, the search of a reporter’s home marks an escalation in the government’s efforts to crack down on leaks.
The court’s conservative majority signaled during more than three hours of arguments it would rule the state bans don’t violate either the Constitution or the federal law known as Title IX.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals v. William J. Huff, II Revocable Trust, et al.
24A-PL-2771
Civil. Appeal from the Monroe Circuit Court. Special Judge Erik C. Allen. Reverses the trial court’s order that set aside the Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals’ denial of a variance. Holds the BZA properly classified Huff’s request as a design standards variance, not a use variance, and that collateral estoppel barred relitigation of statutory arguments previously rejected in a related enforcement action. Further holds the BZA’s determination that Huff failed to establish “practical difficulties” was not arbitrary, capricious, or unsupported by substantial evidence. Concludes the trial court improperly reweighed evidence and substituted its judgment for that of the BZA. Reinstates the BZA’s denial of the variance. Appellant attorneys: David Schilling, Justin Roddye. Appellee attorneys: Chou-il Lee, Jeffrey Stemerick, Jeffrey Parker.
U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Brookman sentenced Dashawn Brown, 25, to 30 years in prison and Emily Rouse, 24, to 20 years after they pleaded guilty to the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death.
Police say the man, masked and displaying multiple firearms from a backpack, caused a chaotic scene outside a downtown Indianapolis hotel, prompting some people to flee the area in a panic.
If enacted, the measure would prevent future cases similar to the civil action now pending in Marion Superior Court against Uber following the 2024 murder of Indianapolis resident Chanti Dixon by an Uber driver.
Another measure bans ranked choice voting, which isn’t used in Indiana.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth censured Kelly over his participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders.
The grants supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, including battery plants, hydrogen technology projects, upgrades to the electric grid and efforts to capture carbon dioxide emissions.
The lawsuit accuses the Department of Homeland Security is violating the First Amendment and other constitutional protections.
A federal judge ruled the policy violated the First Amendment and that the school must expunge any disciplinary action it took against those cited during a protest at Dunn Meadow.