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Lawyers from around the state learned strategies and techniques for making the most out of artificial intelligence at the Indiana State Bar Association’s annual summit.
The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues.
An Indiana criminal defense team who secured their client’s acquittal in an Allen County murder case will be featured in an episode Saturday of the true crime television series 48 Hours.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Brent Thomas Wills v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-1453
Criminal. Affirms Brent Wills’ convictions in Tippecanoe Superior Court of two counts of operating while intoxicated causing death as Level 4 felonies and one count of operating while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury as a Level 5 felony. Also affirms Wills’ 28- year aggregate sentence. Finds that the trial court did not abuse its discretion and that Wills’ sentence is not inappropriate. Also finds that no compelling evidence exists justifying a revision of Wills’ sentence. Senior Judge John Baker dissents with separate opinion. Attorneys for appellant: James Voyles, Tyler Helmond. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, John Oosterhoff.
Death row inmate Roy Lee Ward was executed by lethal injection early Friday morning at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City.
An often-outdated pharmacy law test is “absolutely” making Indiana lose would-be pharmacists — and it shouldn’t be a licensing requirement, medical professionals told lawmakers Thursday.
Recently enacted federal guidelines involving some data transactions outside of the United States could put companies large and small at legal risk.
Federal judges in two states on Friday will consider challenges to the government’s treatment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation to El Salvador galvanized opposition to President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration policy and mass deportation agenda.
The Indiana Supreme Court announced on Thursday that it has approved a new conditional agreement between Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and the court’s disciplinary commission, dismissing the second disciplinary complaint against Rokita as “moot.”
Indiana Court of Appeals
Pioneer Oil Company, Inc. v. ECC Bethany, Inc., et al.
24A-PL-2878
Civil plenary. Affirms the Vanderburgh Superior Court’s dismissal of Pioneer Oil Company’s lawsuit suit against GCC and ECC seeking damages and a permanent injunction based on claims of trespass, conversion, and civil conspiracy. Finds Pioneer does not have an exclusive right to the underground gas flowing between the two parcels and thus its conversion claim must fail. Also finds the defendants’ operations accessing the slope on the GCC Leasehold Parcel do not constitute a trespass. Attorneys for appellant: Andrew Hull, Michael Limrick, Christopher Wagner. Attorneys for appellees: Christopher Schaefer, Kristen Hahn.
Indiana lawmakers on Wednesday revisited an increasingly visible problem hanging over — and sometimes buried beneath — Hoosier communities: dormant, abandoned and low-hanging utility lines left behind by telecommunications companies.
President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Illinois faces legal scrutiny Thursday at a pivotal court hearing, a day after a small number of troops began protecting federal property in the Chicago area.
Senate Republicans voted down legislation Wednesday that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels.
The Indianapolis-based NCAA moved a step closer Wednesday to allowing athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports.
One of Indianapolis’ largest law firms has announced a new merger, with Frost Brown Todd LLP and Gibbons P.C. agreeing to combine with a planned effective date of Jan. 1, 2026.
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush highlighted the work done by the state’s highest court this past year and how it maintains transparency while also respecting the right to privacy, as she unveiled the court’s 2024-25 annual report at the statehouse.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Ricky D. Greene v. Jeffrey Greene, as Co-Trustee of the Trusts Created Under Agreement by the Settlors Wilma Greene and Vyrell Greene
25A-TR-1141
Trust. Affirms the Ripley Circuit Court’s removal of Ricky Greene as a co-trustee of the trust, conclusion that Ricky and Jeffrey Greene should be responsible for their respective attorney’s fees, the court’s conclusion that the farm could not be liquidated pursuant to the provisions of the trust, and finding that operation of the Indiana Prudent Investor Rule did not permit a sale of the farm. Finds any general language regarding trustee discretion and asset management must be read as operating within the specific limitation that the farm must remain trust property until the trust’s dissolution. Attorney for appellant: H. Curtis Johnson. Attorney for appellee: William Jenner.
Vice President JD Vance is slated to return to the Hoosier State on Friday to meet with Indiana’s Senate Republican caucus as redistricting deliberations appear to be at an impasse.
The Indiana Supreme Court reversed a state tax court decision on Tuesday, in a case that examined the constitutionality of Indiana’s one-acre limit on a homeowner’s property tax liability.
President Donald Trump’s administration warned on Tuesday of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a government shutdown.
