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Senators seeking applications after Springmann announces senior status

November 8, 2019 | IL Staff

Indiana’s senators are taking applications for an upcoming judicial vacancy after Northern District Court Chief Judge Theresa Lazar Springmann announced she will soon take senior status.

Tax Court: Military museum not entitled to educational exemption

November 8, 2019 | Katie Stancombe

The Indiana Tax Court has affirmed an Indiana Board of Tax Review’s final determination that a Madison County nonprofit military museum does not qualify for an educational purposes exemption, though the court did find a charitable exemption is applicable.

House impeachment inquiry becomes teachable moment across US

November 8, 2019 | Associated Press

The House impeachment inquiry into Trump’s dealings with Ukraine has become a teachable moment in classrooms around the country as educators incorporate the events often hundreds of miles away in Washington into their lesson plans.

Court to rehear law on adoptions of Native American children

November 8, 2019 | Associated Press

A federal appeals court announced Thursday that it will take a second look at an emotionally fraught lawsuit governing the adoption of Native American children. Texas, Indiana and Louisiana have also joined the lawsuit, siding with the would-be adoptive families.

Gary official charged with kidnapping teen after car theft

November 8, 2019 | Associated Press

The president of the Gary City Council faces charges alleging he kidnapped a 14-year-old boy he believed was involved in stealing his car. Ronald Brewer was charged Thursday with kidnapping, criminal confinement and intimidation.

Judge orders Trump to pay $2M for charity foundation misuse

November 7, 2019 | Associated Press

A New York judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2 million to an array of charities to resolve a lawsuit alleging he misused his own charitable foundation to further his political and business interests.

 

Opinions Nov. 7, 2019

November 7, 2019

Indiana Court of Appeals
Toby Lewis Webster v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
19A-CR-683
Criminal. Affirms Toby Webster’s conviction of Level 3 felony armed robbery. Finds sufficient evidence to support Webster’s armed robbery conviction because the victim testified Webster used a knife to stab him and then stole his van. Finds the Marion Superior Court improperly merged the battery with a deadly weapon count and the armed robbery count in violation of Indiana’s prohibition against double jeopardy. Reverses Webster’s conviction of Level 5 felony battery by means of a deadly weapon. Remands for the trial court to vacate the improperly merged battery conviction.

Law change cuts award in uniform rental wage deduction class action

November 7, 2019 | Katie Stancombe

The Southern District Court has reduced an award of attorney fees to a plaintiff class in a fight against a car parts manufacturer after a retroactive wage-reduction law went into effect earlier this year.

Justices weigh murder case from 2000 involving 15-year-old

November 7, 2019 | Katie Stancombe

A decades-old murder case was considered by the Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday during oral arguments where parties debated whether the former teen defendant was prejudiced by his counsel’s failure to present mitigating evidence about his mental illness at the time of the offense.

Justices seem uncertain about reach of Clean Water Act

November 7, 2019 | Associated Press

The United States Supreme Court seems uncertain about how to decide a closely watched case from Hawaii about the reach of landmark federal clean-water protections.

State drug czar McClelland announces retirement

November 7, 2019 | Samm Quinn and Indianapolis Business Journal Staff

The state’s first drug czar is retiring, and his deputy director will replace him. Jim McClelland, who was appointed the state’s executive director for drug prevention, treatment and enforcement in January 2017, announced his retirement Thursday.

Former bouncer found guilty of murdering bartender

November 7, 2019 | Associated Press and IL Staff

A jury in Valparaiso has convicted a man of murder for fatally stabbing a female bartender at the tavern where he worked as a bouncer.

Convicted killer’s suit alleging attack by guard proceeds

November 7, 2019 | Dave Stafford

An Indiana prison inmate’s lawsuit alleging corrections officers attacked him and then marched him naked down the range at Indiana State Prison to humiliate him may proceed in large part, a federal judge has ruled.

St. Joseph County settles mistreatment suit by ex-jail inmate

November 7, 2019 | Associated Press

A northern Indiana county has settled for $2,000 a lawsuit filed by former jail inmate who alleged he was improperly treated.

Woman’s death at Indianapolis church building called a homicide

November 7, 2019 | Associated Press

Police in Indianapolis say the death of a woman at a Catholic church building has been ruled a homicide.

Indiana town looks at ordinance after woman is killed by python

November 7, 2019 | Associated Press

The Benton County town of Oxford is considering restrictions on certain snakes after a woman was strangled by an 8-foot-long python in a house full of snakes.

Opinions Nov. 6, 2019

November 6, 2019

Indiana Court of Appeals
Benjamin S. Smith v. Franklin Township Community School Corporation
19A-CT-1244
Civil tort. Reverses the Marion Superior Court’s denial of Benjamin Smith’s motion to reinstate his negligence complaint against the Franklin Township Community School Corporation. Finds the Claims Against Public Schools Act does not apply to Smith’s claim against the school. Remands with instructions to reinstate Smith’s tort claim.

Indy Bond Bank recognized for Community Justice Center bonds

November 6, 2019 | IL Staff

The Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank has been announced as one of 10 regional winners of the 2019 “Deal of the Year” award for its achievement in municipal finance and is also a finalist for the national Deal of the Year Award. As the Midwest region winner, the Indianapolis Bond Bank was selected for its $625 million issuance of bonds for the new Community Justice Campus being built in the Twin Aire neighborhood southeast of downtown Indianapolis.

Lawyers exiting Indiana’s congressional delegation

November 6, 2019 | Marilyn Odendahl

Rep. Pete Visclosky’s decision to retire from the U.S. Congress after 35 years will create the possibility that Indiana’s delegation in the House of Representatives will not include an attorney.

Justices to hear arguments in juvenile murder case

November 6, 2019 | IL Staff

The Indiana Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Thursday in a decades-old murder case considering whether the defendant was prejudiced by his counsel’s failure to present mitigating evidence about his mental illness at the time of the crime.

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