Ginsburg’s body will lie in repose at Supreme Court
The body of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in repose at the Supreme Court this week, with arrangements to allow public viewing despite the coronavirus pandemic, the court said Monday.
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SCOTUS favorite Barrett’s Purdue Title IX opinion hews to text, sets standard
With 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett a favorite to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, the focus has been on the jurist’s views of abortion, but an opinion in a Purdue University sexual misconduct case she authored little more than a year ago may provide more insight into her approach to the law.
Online admission ceremony celebrates new lawyers, honors Justice Ginsburg
The Indiana Supreme Court hosted the Fall 2020 Bar Admission Ceremony by videoconference Monday in keeping with safeguards of hosting once events online amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the speakers encouraged new Indiana lawyers to look to the example of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Opinions Sept. 21, 2020
The following 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion was posted after IL deadline Friday:
Christopher Andre Vialva v. T. J. Watson, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute
20-2710
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Terre Haute Division. Chief Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson.
Civil. Affirms the denial of petition for writ of habeas corpus sought by Christopher Andre Vialva, thereby denying his request for a stay of execution. Finds Vialva has not established even a better-than-negligible chance of prevailing in his quest for another round of collateral review.
Justices approve annual master jury pool list
| IL Staff
The Indiana Supreme Court has completed its annual list for jury pool assembly, once again reminding trial courts to cease the past practice of obtaining lists of potential jurors from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
Southern District proposes amended initial extension rules
| IL Staff
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana has proposed changes to rules governing requests for initial extensions of time.
Indiana legal community recalls friendship, intellect of Justice Ginsburg
When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrived at the University of Notre Dame in September 2016, she was greeted by a large crowd of admirers. But Nell Jessup Newton, then dean of the Notre Dame Law School, remembered the judicial icon making her feel like the pair were longtime friends.
7th Circuit denies bid to stay execution of Black man convicted of murder
The first Black man scheduled to be executed since the resumption of lethal injection on federal death row lost his appeal for a stay Friday when the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals found he had almost no chance of relief arguing his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and that the judge who condemned him was an alcoholic.
Jury convicts Jeffersonville man accused of killing, cannibalism
A southern Indiana man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body was convicted of a murder charge Friday.
Indiana plans to borrow $300 million for jobless benefits
The borrowing is needed because the state’s unemployment fund had about $40 million at the end of August, down from nearly $1 billion before joblessness exploded in March.
Arizona high court to weigh incentive for Hoosier university project
The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower court’s ruling that upheld a Phoenix suburb’s payment of $2.6 million to a private Indiana university to open a branch site in the city.
Pressure mounts on GOP senators over filling Ginsburg seat
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden hammered President Donald Trump and leading Senate Republicans for trying to rush a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as pressure mounted on senators to support or oppose a quick vote to fill the seat.
Ginsburg’s death puts Roe v. Wade on the ballot in November
It’s been a throwaway line in presidential campaigns for years: Roe v. Wade is on the ballot. This time it is very real.
High court front-runner, Notre Dame’s Barrett hailed by right, feared by left
| Associated Press and IL Staff
A front-runner to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a federal appellate judge who and professor at Notre Dame Law School who has established herself as a reliable conservative on hot-button legal issues from abortion to gun control.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. She was 87.
PETA: 22 big cats taken from Charlestown zoo; all animals out
| IL Staff
An animal advocacy organization said Friday afternoon it had assisted in the removal of 22 big cats, completing an animal-removal operation from a now-defunct Charlestown zoo. The removal came with the assistance of federal marshals after the zoo’s fugitive owner had made threats of violence and defied court orders.
Opinions Sept. 18, 2020
Indiana Court of Appeals
Michaele Schon and Neal Schon v. Mike Frantz, ESG Security, Inc., Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, and Live Nation Worldwide, Inc.
20A-CT-741
Civil tort. Affirms the grant of summary judgment in Allen Superior Court in favor of Allen County War Memorial Coliseum against claims brought by Michaele and Neal Schon for an alleged injury Michaele sustained during a Journey concert. Finds the trial court did not deprive the Schons of an opportunity to conduct additional discovery, that the coliseum is a political subdivision under the Indiana Tort Claims Act and is immune from liability under the ITCA.
Indiana reports record 1,499 new COVID-19 cases, 17 more deaths
The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday reported 1,499 new COVID-19 cases. The number is an all-time high for cases in the daily report from the health department, but it includes the addition of 462 older positive cases resulting from a corrected laboratory reporting error.
COA rules for Lake County in tax deduction dispute
The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Lake County’s auditor in a tax deduction dispute after finding that the trial court that granted the county summary judgment lacked subject matter jurisdiction.
Man serving life requests death for Indiana prison slaying
A man serving two life sentences at an Indiana prison asked for the death penalty for a slaying of a fellow inmate, but a prosecutor said he is reluctant to pursue it.