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The Federal Trade Commission is planning to launch an investigation into Microsoft’s cloud software business over alleged anticompetitive practices, as the Democratic-led agency tries to cement a legacy of aggressive regulation during President Joe Biden’s final weeks in office.
Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors will stay in place, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday in reversing a district court’s injunction that would have prevented the state’s law from going into effect.
Hoosier attorneys in District 1, which covers the southern and central part of the state, elected a new member to the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission Wednesday.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals:
K.C., et al. v. Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, et al.
23-2366
Civil. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Judge James Hanlon. Reverses the district court’s order and vacates its injunction against Indiana law that prohibits physicians from providing gender affirming surgeries or medication to minors. Finds the appellees “must take their grievance to the people of Indiana -not the courts.” Also finds the district court erred by entering the preliminary injunction. Remands for further proceedings consistent with the opinion. Judge Candace Jackson-Akiwumi dissents with a separate opinion. The appellees’ attorneys: Kenneth Falk, Gavin Rose, Chase Strangio, Stevie Pactor, and Harper Samuel Seldin with the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana. The appellants’ attorneys: Corrine Lorraine Youngs, James Barta and Katelyn Doering with the Office of the Attorney General.
John Rust’s legal challenge over Indiana’s party affiliation statute is officially over. In June, he appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States — seeking review of the Indiana Supreme Court’s split decision that stymied his candidacy to run for U.S. Senate as a Republican this year.
Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump.
In picking billionaire Elon Musk to be “our cost cutter” for the U.S. government, President-elect Donald Trump won’t be the first American president to empower a business tycoon to look for ways to dramatically cut federal regulations.
President-elect Donald Trump passed over some of the more established attorneys whose names had been mentioned as being contenders for the job and chose a loyalist to be the nation’s top prosecutor.
Indiana Court of Appeals
James Francisco Payne v. State of Indiana
23A-CR-2325
Criminal. Reverses Vanderburgh Superior Court Judge Robert Pigman’s denial of James Payne’s motion to set aside the court’s guilty verdict of Level 5 felony battery with a deadly weapon and habitual-offender finding and the revocation of Payne’s probation. Finds that Payne was not competent to stand trial and his trial and conviction were a denial of federal due process and a violation of Indiana Code section 35-36-3-1. Cautions all involved to closely monitor Payne’s mental state and to ensure he is competent before any re-trial or probation-revocation hearing. Remands for further proceedings. Judge Paul Felix dissents with separate opinion. Attorney for appellant: Matthew McGovern. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Supervising Deputy Attorney General Caroline Templeton.
Unlike the state’s registered voters, students from 165 schools across the state narrowly favored Democrat Jennifer McCormick over Republican Mike Braun.
The Federal Trade Commission lawsuit accuses Facebook owner Meta of holding an illegal monopoly over social media.
One proposal would fund a jail management system that would help simplify jail placements and releases that are now run on about 20 different systems and can lead to communication breakdowns.
The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, will provide recommendations to slash regulations, cut staff and overhaul federal operations.
U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles in Baton Rouge said the law had an “overtly religious” purpose, and rejected state officials’ claims that the government can mandate the posting of the Ten Commandments because they hold historical significance to the foundation of U.S. law.
Lawyers for Republican state Sen. Jake Hoffman, who faces nine felony charges in the case, sought the judge’s removal, arguing that he “bears a deep-seated personal political bias that overcame his professional judgment.”
South Dakota Sen. John Thune, Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Florida Sen. Rick Scott have been furiously campaigning to win their colleagues’ support in the secret-ballot election Wednesday
Court documents made public Tuesday revealed that Judge Juan M. Merchan has effectively put the case on hold until at least Nov. 19 while he and the lawyers on both sides weigh in on what should happen next.
Jurors in 2009 found Edgar Barrientos-Quintana guilty of killing 18-year-old Jesse Mickelson in a drive-by shooting. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
The video-sharing app faces a January deadline to find a new owner not based in China or lose access to U.S. users, under a law passed in April with bipartisan support.
Eleven adult content companies and a trade organization say the state of Indiana’s discovery requests in an age verification lawsuit are “invasive” and “harassing”—prompting Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office to dismiss the allegations of overreach as “outlandish.”
