Conservative groups sue to block Biden plan canceling $39 billion in student loans
Two conservative groups are asking a federal court to block the Biden administration’s plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers.
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Two conservative groups are asking a federal court to block the Biden administration’s plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers.
When the Justice Department was announcing the highest-profile prosecution in its history in Washington, Attorney General Merrick Garland was 100 miles away, meeting with local police in Philadelphia.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday left in place a lower court ruling that invalidated a speeding ticket against a Native American man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, because the city is located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation.
Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd, was sentenced Monday to four years and nine months — even as he denied wrongdoing.
Agreeing to consider a mental health commitment case despite the patient’s release, a split Court of Appeals of Indiana has reversed the imposition of a special condition prohibiting the patient from consuming alcohol or drugs during his outpatient treatment.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of G.H. v. Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center
23A-MH-490
Mental health. Affirms the involuntary commitment of G.H but reverses a special condition and remands with instructions to the Marion Superior Court to strike the special condition prohibiting G.H. from consuming alcohol and drugs during his outpatient treatment Finds clear and convincing evidence supports the involuntary commitment, but insufficient evidence supports the special condition. Judge Elizabeth Tavitas concurs and dissents in part with separate opinion.
A split 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court’s denial of The Bail Project’s motion for a preliminary injunction against a law that puts limits on whom charitable bail organizations can bail out of jail.
The Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer to 22 cases for the week ending July 28, with the justices splitting in six denials. No cases were granted transfer.
The Indiana Northern District Court will formally present a resolution to Senior Judge Robert Miller Jr. on Friday to celebrate the renaming of one of the South Bend courtrooms in his honor ahead of his retirement this month.
The man arrested in connection with a deadly weekend shooting at a Muncie neighborhood block party has been formally charged with four felonies However, John L. Vance Jr. has not been charged in connection with the death of Joseph E. Bonner III.
A former accounting employee for a Carmel-based travel insurance business has been sentenced to almost five years in federal prison after admitting to embezzling more than $2 million from her employer.
Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 election loss, answering for the first time to federal charges that accuse him of orchestrating an attempt to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power.
An appeals court Thursday allowed a rule restricting asylum at the southern border to temporarily stay in place.
Justice Elena Kagan publicly declared her support for an ethics code for the U.S. Supreme Court but said there was no consensus among the justices on how to proceed, suggesting the high court is grappling with public concerns over its ethics practices.
Capital punishment could emerge as a major campaign issue in the U.S. presidential race for the first time in 30 years, with top GOP rivals Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis already one-upping each other by touting tougher, more far-reaching death penalty laws.
An Indianapolis police officer fatally shot a motorist who fled on foot Thursday during a traffic stop, police said.
As part of a two-week nationwide campaign to combat sex trafficking, the FBI’s Indianapolis office announced Wednesday the arrests of two Chicago men in northern Indiana.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has reversed the denial of a defendant’s motion to suppress evidence related to his meth charge, finding the warrantless entry of his home tainted the subsequent searches and discovery of evidence.
Eli Lilly and Co. and the maker of diabetes drug Ozempic are being sued in federal court in Louisiana for allegedly failing to warn consumers and physicians about the risk of “severe gastrointestinal events” resulting from the use of two diabetes drugs.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Demarcus Nance v. State of Indiana
22A-CR-2581
Criminal. Reverses the Marion Superior Court’s denial of Damarcus Nance’s motion to suppress. Finds the officers had no authority to cross the threshold of Nance’s home without a warrant. Also finds the later searches without a warrant were tainted by the earlier illegal entries. Remands for further proceedings.