Concertgoer’s lawsuit says deputy at Ruoff tased him while he suffered medical emergency
The man says the tasing damaged his cochlear implant and has caused ongoing ringing in his ear when the device is used and afterward.
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Allen Superior Court on the hunt for a new court executive
| IL Staff
The position, also referred to as a court executive, will be under the direction of Allen Superior Court Chief Judge Frances Gull and is responsible for administrative functions of the court.
Braun talks federal shutdown impact in Indiana, redistricting
A short-lived shutdown would likely have a minimal impact on the day-to-day lives of Hoosiers, with the exception of Indiana’s 24,000 federal employees. Some of them will stop being paid or could even be laid off.
Secretary of State Morales tops in statewide official travel spending
State officials logged roughly $97,000 in state expenses for trips across Indiana and the nation, according to new reports filed Wednesday.
Federal government could resume taking DACA applications for permits to live and work in U.S.
Lawyers for the federal government and immigrant advocates have presented plans before a federal judge that would open the door again to accepting applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program known as DACA.
Federal judge says immigrants in Washington state have right to bond hearings
U.S. District Judge Tiffany Cartwright’s order said certain immigrants “are not subject to mandatory detention” and holding them without the possibility of a bond hearing violates the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment
Rather than simply furlough employees, as is usually done during any lapse of funds, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said layoffs were “imminent.”
Legal Prep charter school secures downtown Indy location
The school’s downtown location on South Meridian Street is central to Legal Prep’s desire to be close to the city’s legal and business community.
Indiana union forced to drop $1.29M fine against former member following NLRB settlement
The former union member argued that his local union violated his federal worker rights by threatening him with the fine after he resigned the union and bought a non-union electrical firm.
Hammond man gets 21+ years in federal prison for child porn distribution
U.S. District Judge Gretchen Lund sentenced Michael Swiger, 41, to 262 months in prison, a lifetime of supervised release and ordered him to pay $49,000 in restitution to the victims of the offenses.
Opinions October 1, 2025
Indiana Court of Appeals
State of Indiana v. Kinshasha Johnson
24A-CR-2146
Criminal. Reverses the Tippecanoe Superior Court’s order granting Kinshasha Johnson’s motion to dismiss charges of Level 4 felony unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon and Level 5 felony unlawful carrying of a handgun. Finds that the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing the unlawful carrying a handgun charge on the grounds that the Illinois conviction was not substantially similar to an Indiana offense. Also finds the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing the two charges because both had been sufficiently pled to apprise Johnson of the allegations against him and constituted crimes under the Indiana criminal code. Remands for further proceedings. Attorneys for appellant: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Courtney Staton. Attorney for appellee: Shay Hughes.
Federal courts maintain business as usual, but larger impacts loom if government shutdown drags on
The federal court system said it is working to determine if paid operations can be sustained through Oct. 17.
Court disqualifies Trump-appointed US attorney in Nevada from overseeing multiple criminal cases
U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell disqualified the attorney from supervising the criminal prosecutions, siding with defense lawyers who argued that her authority expired in July.
Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now
The high court said it would hear arguments in January over President Donald Trump’s effort to force Cook off the Fed board.
Government shutdown begins as the nation faces a new period of uncertainty
Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially fired by Trump’s Republican administration. Many offices will be shuttered. However, federal courts will remain open for now.
Appellate court allows contested blood test as evidence in fatal Franklin County accident
The appellate court’s ruling reversed an earlier decision by the Franklin Circuit Court that favored the driver in the 2022 accident.
EEOC accuses logistics company with Indiana office of age discrimination
The EEOC alleges Gamer Logistics fired a 69-year-old driver because the company’s new liability insurance policy did not cover drivers ages 65 or older and denied employment to a 68-year-old driver because of his age.
Opinions September 30, 2025
Indiana Court of Appeals
Philip K. Brown, et al. v. The Charles Sturdevant Post of the American Legion Post #46, et al.
25A-PL-513
Civil plenary. Affirms the Tipton Circuit Court’s denial of the Browns’ motions for summary judgment and the court’s granting of the American Legion Post 46’s motion for summary judgment, finding the Legion acquired a parcel of land behind its building in Tipton by adverse possession. Finds the trial court did not err in granting the Legion’s motion for summary judgment and any error in denying the Browns’ motion to strike to be harmless. Attorney for appellants: Zechariah Yoder. Attorneys for appellees: Gregory Schrage, Peter Hutson.
State appeals court sides with nearby property owners, denying Noblesville excavation company a zoning variance
The decision upheld a lower court’s ruling that Noblesville’s Board of Zoning Appeals erred in 2023 when it passed a zoning variance for Beaver Gravel Corp. to establish an excavation mine on 68 acres of farmland northwest of the intersection of 161st Street and Cherry Tree Road.
Judge suspends Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of Voice of America jobs
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global Media cannot implement a reduction in force eliminating 532 jobs for full-time government employees on Tuesday
