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The Institute for Justice is asking the Indiana Supreme Court to grant immediate review to a case challenging Indiana’s civil forfeiture policy, arguing the practice of diverting forfeiture proceeds away from the Common School Fund is unconstitutional and encourages “policing for profit.” The Virginia-based legal organization filed a petition to transfer Jeana M. Horner, et […]
Allen County violated the right to counsel for indigent parents who faced the prospect of jail for failing to pay child support, a suit filed recently in state court argues. The suit in Allen Superior Court 3 seeks a class action for indigent litigants who were not provided counsel or were not apprised of their […]
It all began in September 1962, when Atlanta insurance salesman George Burnett was accidentally connected to a phone call between University of Georgia athletic director James Wallace “Wally” Butts, Jr. and legendary University of Alabama coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. Burnett's record of the call led to a controversial U.S. Supreme Court libel decision that is the basis of a new book by Ball State University professor emeritus David Sumner.
This spring, Tom Linkel is getting more and more worried as he watches the grass grow and his business sink. As co-owner of Linkel Co., Linkel uses the same group of 30 workers from southern Mexico to keep grass along roadways mowed every summer season. But unlike past years, Linkel is still waiting to get approval and bring in the guest workers.
The more things change, the more the basic principles of law stay the same.
Indiana Senate Republicans selected a new leader to replace outgoing President Pro Temp David Long. The decision came after lawmakers concluded a one-day special session by sending a handful of bills to Gov. Eric Holcomb.
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a lawyer for a criminal defendant cannot override his client’s wish to maintain his innocence at trial, even if the lawyer’s aim is to avoid a death sentence.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Estate of Zachary D. Staggs by and through his Personal Rep., Denise Coulter, et al. v. ADS Logistics Co., LLC
64A03-1708-CT-1961
Civil tort. Affirms the grant of summary judgment to ADS Logistics Co., LLC. Finds the Porter Superior Court did not err.
The question of whether state or federal law determines how long trains can block traffic at railroad crossings will come before the Indiana Supreme Court during oral argument this week. These case is one of three that justices will hear Thursday.
An Indianapolis-based warehouse facility has been cleared of liability in a tractor-trailer accident that killed three and injured one after the Indiana Court of Appeals found the warehouse had neither a contractual nor a common law duty to the victims.
The fundraising for the 2020 National Mock Trial Championships, which be hosted in Evansville, has hit a milestone after the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association pledged $25,000 and became the first major sponsor of the event.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal law Monday that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go-ahead to legalize betting on sports. Indiana was among the states pushing for the decision.
President Donald Trump and his lawyers likely won’t decide whether he will answer questions from Russia probe investigators until after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next month, according to the president’s legal team.
A Gary man wants to suppress a statement he made nearly 40 years ago about his alleged involvement in a 1980 armed robbery that led to a police officer’s fatal shooting.
Companies and local governments have proposed building new immigration detention centers in Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana, responding to a request from Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials stepping up arrests in the center of the country.
A Hamilton County man is facing charges for allegedly shooting a three-legged doe that other hunters had agreed to spare.
Indiana lawmakers will be back at the Statehouse on Monday for a special session called to take action on a handful of bills that died in March when the year’s regular legislative session came to a chaotic close.
Hamilton County leaders are delaying a roughly $24 million project to expand the government and judicial center in Noblesville after bids came in about $300,000 over budget.
Indiana Court of Appeals
State of Indiana v. Beth A. Neff
18A02-1708-IF-1933
Infraction. Reverses the entry of judgment in favor of Beth A. Neff and against her removal from office as Yorktown clerk-treasurer. Affirms the denial of Neff’s motion to dismiss. Finds the Delaware Circuit Court erred when it determined Neff’s removal was not warranted under the Indiana Constitution and Removal Statute because Neff neglected to properly reconcile the town’s financial records for 48 consecutive months. Also finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it denied Neff’s motion to dismiss. Remands.
A settlement in a federal lawsuit ends a policy that prohibited Allen County Jail inmates from receiving visits from their children, among other agreed changes.