Indiana House backs slowing coal power plant closures
The Indiana House narrowly endorsed Monday a proposal aimed at making it more difficult for Indiana electric companies to close more coal-fired power plants.
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Indiana push for pregnant worker protections gets sidelined
Republican lawmakers on Monday threw a roadblock in front of a proposal that would require more Indiana businesses to allow pregnant women to take longer breaks, transfer to less physical work and take unpaid time off after childbirth. The Indiana Senate voted 34-15 to delete the requirement from the bill and, instead, send the issue to a special committee following this year’s legislative session.
Lake County man charged in stabbing attack on his grandparents
The grandmother of a northwestern Indiana man charged in a knife attack on her and her husband said it was like a “horror movie” when their grandson allegedly grabbed a butcher knife and began stabbing them. Nicholas Powers, 22, is charged with two counts each of attempted murder and battery, along with other charges, in the Jan. 28 attack near the town of Dyer.
Opinions Feb. 3, 2020
The following Indiana Supreme Court opinion was posted after IL deadline Friday.
S.H. v. D.W.
19S-PO-118
Protective order. Reverses the Bartholomew Superior Court’s grant of a second protective order against S.H. that was requested by D.W. Finds insufficient evidence to support the trial court’s entry of another two-year protective order. Remands with instructions to vacate entry of the second protective order. Justice Christopher Goff dissents with a separate opinion in which Justice Mark Massa joins.
Justices split 3-2 in reversing protective order
Justices Christopher Goff and Mark Massa split from their colleagues in the majority of the Indiana Supreme Court that reversed the grant of a woman’s second protective order against her ex-husband Monday.
Faegre Drinker opens for business in Indiana
The Baker & Daniels name which has been listed among Indiana law firms since 1889 was erased Feb. 1, 2020, as the historic legal entity transformed into Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath and is now one of the 50 largest firms in the country.
Hamilton County chief deputy treasurer files suit against former coworker, political foe
Hamilton County chief deputy treasurer Kim Good is pursuing defamation charges against a former co-worker who claimed Good engaged in nepotism and fired her to cover it up.
3/26 – Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) (webinar)
In this online CLE webinar, Clinic Staff Attorney Erica Harrigan will provide an overview of self-petitions under VAWA, the Violence Against Women Act. She will discuss the basics of an application, evidence to include, and strategies for Requests for Evidence. This presentation will also cover the latest updates to this form of relief and rare […]
Supreme Court invites comment on numerous rule changes
| IL Staff
The Indiana Supreme Court is seeking comment from the bench, bar and public on several proposed amendments to various Indiana court rules.
Internal candidate Bravo finalist for IU McKinney dean
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law is welcoming a familiar face as its fourth and last candidate for the position of dean. The internal candidate is the last of four to visit with students and faculty.
Passing of beloved therapy dog leaves JLAP staff ‘heartbroken’
The Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program has announced that Kirby, its beloved therapy dog who was a staple at many legal events around the state, died Jan. 29 after a brief illness. He was 14.
Woman who pleaded guilty in deadly Elkhart crash sent back to jail
A northern Indiana woman who pleaded guilty for her role in a hit-and-run crash that killed a man and two children has been returned to jail after violating probation.
Ex-boyfriend accused of killing woman targeted in November
A northwest Indiana man who was set free on bond on attempted murder charges is accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend, who he allegedly previously attempted to kill, authorities said Friday.
Push dropped for Indiana law requiring youth bicycle helmets
An Indiana legislator is dropping his push for a new law requiring all youthsto wear protective helmets while riding a bicycle, skateboard or skates on public property.
Woman found guilty but mentally ill in aunt’s 2006 slaying
A woman has been found guilty but mentally ill in the slaying of her 83-year-old aunt more than a dozen years ago in Greenwood.
Scrap over old Indiana gay marriage ban derails popular bill
A potential fight over whether to repeal Indiana’s obsolete ban on same-sex marriages has sidetracked a widely supported proposal to raise the state’s minimum age for getting married.
Opinions Jan. 31, 2020
Indiana Court of Appeals
Small Business in Transportation Coalition, et al. v. Indiana Department of Revenue, et al.
19A-PL-370
Civil Plenary. Affirms the Marion Superior Court order in favor of the Indiana Department of Revenue on a complaint by Small Business in Transportation and other plaintiffs’ class-action suit seeking the reimbursement of potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in state motor carrier fees collected through an internet portal. Hold the plaintiffs’ efforts to recoup fees voluntarily paid through the portal is without basis in law.
Trial court has authority to address lake property dock dispute
The Indiana Court of Appeals on Friday affirmed on interlocutory appeal a trial court’s decision that it has the legal authority to address the merits of an Indiana Trial Rule 60(B) claim in a dispute over a dock location between Brown County lakefront property owners.
Wrongly admitted evidence of man’s 10-year-old crime requires new trial
The Indiana Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of sexual battery after finding a trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of the man’s decade-old false informing conviction.
COA halts bid to recoup hundreds of millions in motor carrier fees
An appeals court on Friday affirmed a judgment for the Indiana Department of Revenue in a class-action lawsuit that sought to recoup hundreds of millions of dollars in state motor carrier fees trucking companies paid online.