Exonerated man sues Indianapolis police, alleges he was framed for murder
Leon Benson spent 25 years at the Correctional Industrial Facility in Pendleton for the 1998 murder of Kasey Schoen but was exonerated last year.
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Leon Benson spent 25 years at the Correctional Industrial Facility in Pendleton for the 1998 murder of Kasey Schoen but was exonerated last year.
The special judge in the ongoing case of Richard Allen, the man accused of killing two teenage girls in Delphi in February 2017, has cancelled this week’s hearings after the defense team filed a motion to disqualify the judge from the case.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles Brumitt v. Sam Smith
23-1321
Civil. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Evansville Division. Chief Judge Tanya Walton Pratt. Reverses the district court’s denial of Sam Smith’s motion for summary judgment on the grounds the force he used was objectively reasonable and that, because no clearly established law held otherwise, he was entitled to qualified immunity. Finds Smith’s conduct did not violate Charles Brumitt’s clearly established Fourth Amendment rights. Remands with instructions to enter judgment in Smith’s favor on the Fourth Amendment claim. Judge Doris Pryor concurs with a separate opinion.
An Evansville police officer did not violate a man’s Fourth Amendment rights and was entitled to qualified immunity after a physical confrontation resulted in the man being knocked unconscious, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
President Joe Biden, intent on selling his legislative accomplishments this election year, will travel to New Hampshire on Tuesday to detail the impact of a law that helps veterans get key benefits as a result of burn pit or other toxic exposure during their service.
The world’s leading artificial intelligence companies pledged at the start of a mini summit on AI to develop the technology safely, including pulling the plug if they can’t rein in the most extreme risks.
Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing the news organization of violating a new media law by providing images to Al Jazeera.
Martin Gruenberg, chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., announced Monday that he would resign once President Biden appoints and the Senate confirms a successor to lead the banking regulator, after a searing report said Gruenberg led a hostile workplace at the agency.
A defense witness in Donald Trump’s hush money case whom the judge threatened to remove from the trial over his behavior will return to the stand Tuesday as the trial nears its end.
Fudge, a former member of President Joe Biden’s cabinet, brings experience that will help Taft’s Indiana clients deal with toxic “forever” chemicals, brownfields and agricultural issues, the firm’s leaders said.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Angela Hendrix v. Donald Campbell, et al.
23A-PL-2234
Civil plenary. Affirms the Owen Circuit Court’s denial of Angela Hendrix’s motion for a “set-off” of Donald and Pamela Campbell’s judgment against Hendrix by an amount equal to a judgment Hendrix won against Pamela Campbell in the separate case. Finds Hendrix cannot set off Judgment 1 by Judgment 2 because mutuality does not exist between the parties owing the judgments, because only Pamela Campbell was responsible for Judgment 2. Also finds Hendrix has not demonstrated that an irremediable injustice supports dispensing with the mutuality requirement.
A proposed redesign of Indiana’s high school graduation requirements to emphasize student choice and work-based learning has drawn concerns from educators who say it’s too much change too soon.
Indiana Disability Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana (ACLU) filed a complaint against the state Friday alleging that changes to an attendant care program threaten the safety and well-being of medically complex children.
In response to widespread pushback from Hoosier educators, state officials have issued new guidance — with more “flexibility” — on a new literacy licensure requirement that was adopted by the General Assembly earlier this year.
Donald Trump’s hush money trial is heading into the final stretch, with prosecutors’ last and star witness back on the stand Monday for more grilling before the former president’s lawyers get their chance to put on a case.
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in connection with their actions during the seven-month war between Israel and Hamas.
A Madison Circuit Court judge’s repeated poor management practices, including missing entries and orders that led to the dismissal of 16 cases, has drawn him a scathing rebuke and lengthy suspension from the state’s highest court.
Indiana Supreme Court
In the Matter of the Honorable Scott A. Norrick, Judge of the Madison Circuit Court
24S-JD-35
Judicial discipline. Suspends Madison Circuit Court Judge Scott Norrick, without pay for 45 days commencing June 3, with the suspension terminating and Norrick being automatically reinstated to office July 18. Finds Norrick engaged in judicial misconduct by: failing to supervise his staff in the processing of orders, which resulted in him presiding over civil cases in which he or his son were the attorneys of record; erroneously issuing an ex parte change-of-custody order without giving the opposing party notice or an opportunity to respond; and failing to supervise his staff in the processing of criminal cases, which led to delays in issuing warrants, missing orders and chronological case summary (entries, and involuntarily dismissing sixteen criminal cases. All justices concurred except for Justice Geoffrey Slaughter, who would reject the conditional agreement, believing more severe discipline is warranted.
The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications issued a public admonition of former Benton Circuit Court Judge Rex Kepner for engaging in conduct unbecoming of a judicial officer.
Chief Justice Loretta Rush has appointed Justice Derek Molter to replace her on the Marion County Judicial Selection Committee.