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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals
Christopher Regan and Northwest Indiana Creative Investors Association, Inc. v. City of Hammond, Indiana
18-3051
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Hammond Division. Judge James T. Moody.
Civil. Affirms the entry of summary judgment against Christopher Regan and Northwest Indiana Creative Investors Association Inc. Finds the city of Hammond’s licensing ordinance does not discriminate based on the domicile of a homeowner in name or effect and has the support of a rational basis, so it poses no problem under the dormant commerce clause.

Indiana Court of Appeals
Willie J. Bailey v. State of Indiana
18A-CR-2317
Criminal. Affirms Willie Bailey’s convictions of Level 2 felony counts of dealing in cocaine and dealing in narcotic drug; Level 6 felony counts of possession of a narcotic drug and felony escape for knowingly violating a home detention order; Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana; and the Marion Superior Court’s habitual offender sentencing enhancement. Finds Bailey’s rights were not violated in searches of his vehicle at a gas station or two addresses associated with him; that the warrant authorizing those searches was supported by probable cause; that the evidence connecting Bailey with drugs found at those homes was sufficient to support his conviction; and that prosecutors’ closing arguments were not fundamental error.