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The coronavirus pandemic has kept justices of the United States Supreme Court from their courtroom since March and forced them to change their ways in many respects. Now, in their season of weighty decisions, instead of the drama that can accompany the announcement of a majority decision and its biting dissent, the court’s opinions are being posted online without an opportunity for the justices to be heard.
Course Description This CLE webinar will provide an overview of the various immigration case types we see at the Clinic. This training will cover topics such as DACA, Family Reunification, Asylum, Naturalization, Status Adjustments, SIJS, the U Visa, and the Violence Against Women Act. Presenter: Rachel Van Tyle, Director of Immigrant Services, Senior Staff Attorney, […]
Course Description Presenter Annie Anderson is a staff attorney with the Clinic’s Survivor Justice Program (SJP). One of the most common case types she handles within SJP is the U Visa, an immigration benefit available to victims of domestic violence, felonious assault, and other types of violent crime. This session will cover U Visa eligibility […]
Federal charges have been filed against a man who authorities say fired an AR-15-style rifle in the direction of Indianapolis police as protests turned violent over the weekend.
Indiana Court of Appeals
David E Killian v. State of Indiana
19A-CR-02628
Criminal. Affirms David Killian’s conviction of sexual misconduct with a minor. Finds that because sexual misconduct with a minor over 20 ago could not have been the source of the pregnancy, the Kosciusko Superior Court properly excluded evidence that Killian’s son could have been the “source” of the victim’s pregnancy. Finds Evidence Rule 412(b)(1)(A) does not allow for this speculation.
Indianapolis will drop until Friday the overnight curfew that was imposed after a weekend of violence following protests over the death of George Floyd and police treatment of African Americans, the mayor’s office said Wednesday.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana has granted relief to an inmate after finding insufficient evidence to support his prison discipline over alleged disorderly conduct.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Wednesday said the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in the state has risen to 35,712, following an increase of 475 cases.
A man who sexually abused his granddaughter and tried to allege that her father could have been the “source” of her resultant pregnancy had his convictions upheld by the Indiana Court of Appeals.
The mother of a black man who was fatally shot by an Indianapolis police officer plans to call for an independent investigation of his death last month following a foot chase.
After threatening states that he would dispatch the military to quell protests, President Donald Trump appeared to be privately backing off, with White House officials saying the response to demonstrations across the country indicated that local governments should be able to restore order themselves.
A former correctional officer who drove into a Black Lives Matter protest faces a felony criminal recklessness charge, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Republicans in northwest Iowa ousted Rep. Steve King in Tuesday’s primary, deciding they’ve had enough of the conservative lightning rod known for making incendiary comments about immigrants and white supremacy throughout his nearly two decades in Congress.
State Sen. Victoria Spartz has won the Republican nomination to replace GOP Rep. Susan Brooks in a central Indiana congressional district that Democrats are targeting for the fall election. Read who won Republican and Democratic primary elections in every congressional district in Indiana.
The following 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinions were posted after IL deadline Monday:
USA v. Carlos Maez, USA v. Matthew Jones, USA v. Cameron Battiste
19-1287, 19-1768, 19-2049
USA v. Maez is an appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division. Judge Jon DeGuilio.
Criminal. Affirms judgment of the Northern District Court against Carlos Maez in United States v. Maez, 19‐1287. Affirms Matthew Jones’ conviction in United States v. Jones, 19‐1768, vacates his sentence and remands the case to the district court for resentencing. After applying plain‐error review, concludes that the asserted errors do not require reversing any of the convictions, but vacates Jones’ sentence because the district court made a Tapia error. Also affirms Cameron Battiste’s conviction in United States v. Battiste, 19‐2049.
In what it called its first precedential decision concerning convictions upon jury verdicts in federal firearms cases after a key US Supreme Court decision, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the convictions of three men who argued that their indictments and jury instructions were missing an element.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Tuesday said the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in the state has risen to 35,237, following an increase of 407 cases.
A divided panel of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a sales commission dispute, though the dissenting judge would hold that the Northern District of Indiana’s grant of summary judgment was proper.
After two previous schedule changes, interviews of candidates to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Indiana Court of Appeals will be held remotely next week, a move the courts say will allow the process to move forward while respecting continuing social distancing guidelines.
Indiana’s first election to feature widespread mail-in balloting concludes Tuesday with an in-person primary that was delayed four weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.
