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Israel’s targeted killing of an Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza over the weekend was noteworthy even for a conflict remarkably blood-soaked for journalists, leaving some experts to marvel that any news at all emerges from the territory.
The questions came fast to the mayor of the nation’s capital, many of them designed to get her to say something harsh about Donald Trump — in particular, the president’s freshly announced plan to take over the Metropolitan Police Department and call in the National Guard.
The City of Indianapolis and five of its police officers did not violate a deceased man’s constitutional rights when officers initiated a 2020 police chase on a suspect that ultimately resulted in the man’s death, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday in upholding a lower court’s decision.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt. sentenced Joshua Stearman, 42, to 65 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, according to the Indiana Southern District’s U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP continues to grow, with the firm announcing Monday that it will merge with the firm Morris, Manning & Martin in December.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services Commission, et al. v. Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, et al.
24-2633, 24-2741, & 24-2770
Civil. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Judge Tanya Walton Pratt. Affirms the district court’s injunction requiring the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration to pay the plaintiffs E.R. and G.S.’ mothers for providing attendant care services until in-home nurses are procured for each child. Finds the plaintiffs have a high likelihood of succeeding on the merits of their Americans with Disabilities Act claims. Also finds no abuse of discretion in the district court’s balancing of the equities or its assessment that the public interest is best served by preserving plaintiffs’ access to medically necessary care and enforcing federal antidiscrimination law. Remands for further proceedings. Attorneys for appellants: Gavin Rose, Thomas Crishon, Samuel Adams, Stevie Pactor. Attorneys for appellees: Ryan Hurley, Harmony Mappes, Matthew Elliott, Melinda Hudson.
The 41st annual Legislator Scorecard was based on how legislators voted on 12 key “pro-economy, pro-jobs” policies. The most significant of the bills was Senate Bill 1, which reduced property taxes — including a break for businesses.
American companies are split between support and criticism of a new voluntary European AI code of practice, meant to help tech companies align themselves with upcoming regulations from the European Union’s landmark AI Act.
In the months since Trump took office, his administration has been shifting as much as $1 billion from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other accounts to pay for immigration enforcement and deportation operations, lawmakers said.
A federal judge in San Francisco will consider evidence and hear arguments on whether the Trump administration violated federal law when it deployed National Guard soldiers and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids this summer.
The group Democracy Forward sued the Justice Department and the FBI for senior administration officials’ communication about Jeffrey Epstein documents and any regarding correspondence between him and President Donald Trump.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Lauren Cupp v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-2333
Criminal. Affirms Lauren Cupp’s convictions in Boone Circuit Court of of two counts of resisting law enforcement—one count for each officer she resisted—and two counts of felony neglect of a dependent. Also affirms the trial court’s imposition of a sentence enhancement based on Cupp’s use of a firearm during her resistance of the second officer. Finds the evidence was sufficient to support Cupp’s conviction for resisting Officer Thomas because a reasonable jury could conclude that he visibly identified himself as police, that Cupp understood she was ordered to stop, and that she fled anyways. Also finds Cupp’s double jeopardy claim fails because she committed two distinct acts of resistance. Finally, finds Officer Thomas qualifies as a “police officer” under the Enhancement Statute despite being employed by a town rather than a city. Judge Melissa May dissents in part, concurs in result in part, and concurs in full in part with a separate opinion. Attorney for appellant: Riley Parr. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Daylon Welliver.
The divided three-judge panel found that factual disputes remain over whether allowing teacher John Kluge to address students by their last names only would have posed an “undue hardship” on the school’s operations.
A federal judge on Friday will hear a Trump administration request to end a nearly three-decade-old policy on ensuring safe conditions for immigrant children held in federal custody.
Indiana’s state agencies are slowly earning approval for their plans to save money after being hit with effective 10% spending cuts amid a tough budget cycle.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday terminated a $7 billion grant program intended to help pay for residential solar projects for more than 900,000 lower-income U.S. households, in the latest Trump administration move hindering the nation’s shift to cleaner energy.
A federal judge in Maryland late Thursday ruled President Donald Trump’s administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily.
Gov. Mike Braun told reporters the Statehouse meeting went “pretty good” and that “we covered a wide array of topics.” He confirmed that at least part of the discussion was about redistricting specifically.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
United States of America v. Steven J. Heck
23-2384
Criminal. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Fort Wayne Division. Chief Judge Holly Brady. Affirms Steven Heck’s convictions and sentence of life imprisonment in district court for distributing methamphetamine during the controlled buys, operating his home for the purpose of distributing a controlled substance, possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm and possessing a firearm while a felon. Finds the district court had little trouble concluding that Hecke credibly threatened violence in order to invoke fear in the recipients and ensure their compliance. Also finds the district court did not clearly err when finding that Hecke had directed at least one other person in the drug trafficking operation. Attorneys for appellant: Stanley Campbell, Michael Rayfield, Robert McClendon. Attorneys for appellee: David Hollar, Nathaniel Whalen.
Darius Butts was found guilty of murder by a Marion Superior Court jury on Wednesday after a two-day trial.
