Indiana lawmakers send surplus-spending bill to Holcomb
Just three weeks into the legislative session, Indiana lawmakers have spent a spending bill to Gov. Eric Holcomb for his signature.
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Feds say local gaming company conspired with GOP strategist to make illegal contributions
A Republican strategist who worked for an Annapolis, Maryland-based consulting firm has admitted to taking part in a scheme to funnel corporate contributions to political candidates — including former Indiana Sen. Brent Waltz when he ran for U.S. Congress in 2016 — in a case that is part of a federal crackdown on fraudulent political action committees.
Justices consider procedures in OWI blood-draw suppression case
Indiana Supreme Court justices said Thursday they will have to determine whether to grant transfer in a wrong-way-driver case focused on the suppression of a post-crash blood draw from a driver who had been an Indianapolis police recruit.
Democrats argue ‘right matters’ in Trump impeachment trial
Democratic House prosecutors made an expansive case at Donald Trump’s impeachment trial that he abused power like no other president in history, swept up by a “completely bogus” Ukraine theory pushed by attorney Rudy Giuliani.
Third woman charged in Indiana custody dispute slaying
A third woman has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a man near Portland, Indiana, that allegedly arose from a child custody dispute.
2/28 – Constitutional Amendment: Making Breaking, and Changing Constitutions (Indianapolis)
Indiana International and Comparative Law Review Symposium Keynote Speaker: Richard Albert, William Stamps Farish Professor of Law, University of Texas at Austin School of Law Date: Friday, February 28, 2020 Time (local time): 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Credit hours: 6.25 CLE (pending) Cost: free (registration required) Click here to register. Location: IU McKinney School […]
2/27 – Increasing Technical Expertise in Patent Law (Indianapolis)
Center for Intellectual Property Law and Innovation Distinguished Lecture Series Speaker: Sapna Kumar, Law Foundation Professor of Law, Co-director, Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law, University of Houston Law Center Date: Thursday, February 27, 2020 Time (local time): 5:00 pm (reception follows) Credit hours: 1.0 CLE (pending) Cost: free (registration required) Click here to […]
2/14 – Altered Inheritance: CRISPR and the Ethics of Human Genome Editing (Indianapolis)
Hall Center for Law and Health McDonald-Merrill-Ketcham Award Lecture Award Recipient & Speaker: Françoise Baylis, Professor, Dalhousie University Panelists: • Emily Munson, Indiana Disability Rights • Tyler Cho, Patent Attorney • Peter Schwartz, IU Center for Bioethics Date: Friday, February 14, 2020 Time (local time): Lecture: 12:00 – 1:00 pm Panel: 1:00 – 2:00 pm […]
2/13 – Faculty Book Talk: Ending Book Hunger: Access to Print Across Barriers of Class and Culture (Indianapolis)
Speaker: Lea Shaver, Professor of Law and Dean’s Fellow, IU McKinney School of Law Reception and book signing follows. Date: Thursday, February 13, 2020 Time (local time): 5:00 pm Credit hours: 1.0 CLE (pending) Cost: free (registration required) Click here to register. Location: IU McKinney School of Law Wynne Courtroom, 530 W New York St, […]
Opinions Jan. 23, 2020
The following 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinions were posted after IL deadline Wednesday:
United States of America v. Jose Trinidad Garcia, Jr., and Alfonso Pineda-Hernandez, also known as Flaco
18-1890, 18-2261
Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Chief Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson
Criminal. Reverses the 20-year mandatory minimum sentence for Jose Garcia after he pleaded guilty to a drug-dealing conspiracy count, finding the predicate Indiana offense used to enhance his sentence does not qualify as a federal drug offense. Remands for resentencing. Affirms the 25-year sentence imposed on Alfonso Pineda-Hernandez after he was found guilty on two trafficking charges, finding no error in his sentencing or conviction.
Bill to allow summonses, not arrests, for misdemeanors advances
A bill that proponents say would show legislative leadership in efforts to end jail overcrowding by issuing summonses to appear to misdemeanor defendants has advanced out of an Indiana House committee.
AG Hill publicly opposing Trump impeachment
Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is publicly renouncing the articles of impeachment brought against President Donald Trump, traveling to Washington, D.C., this week to join 20 other attorneys general in opposition to the impeachment proceedings.
COA reverses termination of mother’s parental rights
A trial court erred in terminating a mother’s parental rights to her two minor children, finding the potential of the children’s reunification with their father and their continuing bond with their mom made the termination of their relationship with their mother not in their best interests.
Juvenile molestation finding reversed over faulty rights waiver
The Indiana Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed a 12-year-old boy’s delinquency adjudication for what would be Level 4 felony child molestation, finding he lacked maturity to knowingly and voluntarily waive his rights and that evidence of a police interrogation should not have been admitted.
7th Circuit remands one drug sentence enhancement, lets another stand
One of two men convicted as conspirators in an Indiana meth ring will be resentenced as a result of his appeal while the other man convicted in the scheme will serve his full 25-year sentence, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held Wednesday.
Double jeopardy found in gun convictions, but sentence affirmed
A felon convicted on two gun charges and sentenced to an upper-range prison term received token relief from the Indiana Court of Appeals on Thursday, but he still is ordered to serve more than 10 years behind bars.
Senate Democrats push end to jail for minor marijuana possession
No more jail time. That’s what some Indiana Senate Democrats repeatedly said Thursday as they advocated for legislation aimed at limiting the number of individuals arrested for possession of marijuana. The bills, however, may not get a hearing in the Indiana General Assembly this year.
Bill raising small claims filing limit to $8K advances to full House
Plaintiffs litigating on the small claims docket in any Indiana county could soon file claims for up to $8,000 if a bill that advanced out of a House committee Wednesday makes it to the governor’s desk. The bill also would expand the authority of magistrate judges.
Indiana lawmakers step back on ‘In God We Trust’ requirement
Indiana lawmakers have rolled back a proposal to require a poster with the national motto “In God We Trust” and the American and state flags be displayed in all public school classrooms.
House panel approves bill that would prohibit utilities from shutting down coal-fired plants
A bill that would prevent Indiana utilities from shutting down coal-fired power plants without state permission was approved by a House panel on Wednesday, despite widespread opposition from business, environmental, utility, ratepayer and social justice groups.