Man gets 65 years for fatally beating gay South Bend vet
A northern Indiana man convicted of fatally beating a gay Afghanistan war veteran has been sentenced to the maximum 65 years in prison.
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Supreme Court: Union County lacks standing to sue INDOT
The Indiana Supreme Court has affirmed the dismissal of a case seeking declaratory judgment and an injunction against the Indiana Department of Transportation, finding the local government entity bringing the action against INDOT lacked standing to do so.
Big Pharma’s tobacco moment as star lawyers push opioid suits
Big Pharma is having a Big Tobacco moment as litigation over opioids attract star lawyers and a growing list of states and local governments seeking their own multibillion-dollar payout to deal with costs of a burgeoning drug epidemic.
COA: Attack on wrestling event attendee was unforeseeable
A woman who was injured in an attack while walking from a Bartholomew County wrestling event to her car cannot succeed on her negligence claim against the wrestling company because the attack was not foreseeable, so the company did not owe a duty to her, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
IU McKinney joins IU Maurer in offering free will, power of attorney drafting
The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law will begin offering free estate planning document preparation services this year to IU employees, students and parents who meet certain economic requirements.
Opinions Aug. 15, 2017
Indiana Supreme Court
The Board of Commissioners of Union County, Indiana v. Joe McGuinness, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation and the Indiana Department of Transportation
81S01-1708-PL-529
Civil plenary. Affirms the Union Circuit Court’s dismissal of the Board of Commissioners of Union County’s complaint for declaratory judgment and an injunction against the commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation and the department itself. Finds Union County did not have standing to sue INDOT for injury done to its residents.
Indiana Black Legislative Caucus calling for state hate crime law
The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus is renouncing the racial hatred and violence that erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend and renewing its push for hate crime legislation in the state.
Federal courts open comment period on proposed rule amendments
The United States Courts’ Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Criminal and Evidence Rules is seeking public comment on a series of proposed rule amendments, including changes related to hearsay rules and the use of technology in court proceedings.
ABA releases report on improving lawyer well-being
In an effort to reverse a trend toward increasing mental health and addiction issues among legal professionals, several national lawyer well-being groups have partnered together to release a new report, which offers recommendations for both preventing and treating lapses in attorneys’ mental health.
Trump speaks on Charlottesville: ‘Racism is evil’
Under pressure all weekend, President Donald Trump on Monday named and condemned hate groups as "repugnant" and declared "racism is evil" in an updated, more forceful statement on the deadly, race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia.
High court defers to jury’s judgment, affirms enhanced meth conviction
Deferring to the role of a jury to hear evidence and draw related inferences, the Indiana Supreme Court has affirmed a man’s enhanced conviction of dealing meth within 500 feet of a public park, finding the jury was in the best position to determine if children were “reasonably expected” to be at the park at the time of the crimes.
Opinions Aug. 14, 2017
Indiana Supreme Court
Corey McAlpin v. State of Indiana
39S01-1705-CR-342
Criminal. Affirms Corey McAlpin’s enhanced conviction of Level 4 felony dealing in methamphetamine. Finds the evidence is sufficient to support McAlpin’s enhanced conviction and the jury was in the best position to analyze the “reasonably expected” standard based on the evidence it heard at trial.
Judge: Federal courts lack general expungement power
A woman who twice petitioned to have a federal theft of bank funds conviction expunged lost in her second bid, and the judge denying the motion said district courts lack such authority.
Evansville law library gets a new librarian and brighter future
Even as legal research materials continue to migrate to online platforms, the Evansville legal community has rallied to save its county law library.
Pressure mounts on Trump to address Virginia clash
President Donald Trump is facing pressure from both sides of the aisle for him to explicitly condemn white supremacists and hate groups involved in deadly, race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday that a white supremacist who rammed his car into a crowd of counter-protesters represented domestic terrorism.
Update: Judge denies bond for suspect in deadly Virginia car ramming
A judge has denied bond for an Ohio man accused of plowing his car into a crowd at a white nationalist rally.
FBI sketch spurs 6,000 tips in slayings of 2 Delphi girls
Authorities say they’ve received more than 6,000 tips since police released a composite sketch of the suspected killer of two northern Indiana girls.
NAACP sues Indiana, alleges law targets black, Latino voters
The NAACP is suing Indiana officials to block a new state law that the civil rights group says would discriminate against black and Latino voters in heavily populated Lake County by consolidating voting precincts.
Appeal of legal fees in frivolous case results in more fees
A father who appealed an award of attorney fees in a long-running dispute over the use of funds in a family limited partnership now must pay appellate legal fees as well, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled. The court found the appeal “merely another attempt to harass the parties involved.”