Indy Republicans call for hearing over investigative report omissions
City-County Council Republicans want to know why some information was left out of Fisher Phillips’ report on the Hogsett administration’s handling of harassment allegations.

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City-County Council Republicans want to know why some information was left out of Fisher Phillips’ report on the Hogsett administration’s handling of harassment allegations.
The request for plaintiff legal fees in the House vs. NCAA case, approved Friday night, struck experts in class-action litigation as reasonable.
Mere weeks after taking flak for an unannounced visit to India initially paid for by an undisclosed business, the IndyStar revealed that Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales was out of the country — again without sharing his travel plans and paid for by an outside organization.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Simon Property Group, L.P., a/k/a Simon Property Group, Inc., et. al. v. Kaya P.R. Stewart, et.al.
24A-CT-1700
Civil tort. Affirms Marion Superior Court Judge Christina Klineman’s order denying the motions of Simon Property Group and Universal Protection Service to dismiss the complaint filed by Kaya P.R. Stewart, Eumeka R. Stewart, and Samuel Stewart III in their individual capacities, and Eumeka R. Stewart and Samuel Stewart II, as Parents and Legal Guardians of O.S. in a case involving a mass shooting that occurred at the Greenwood Park Mall in July 2022. Finds the appellate court rejects Universal’s narrow characterization of the plaintiffs’ claims against it. Also finds that, at this stage of the proceedings and without the benefit of completed discovery, the trial court did not err in denying Universal’s motion to dismiss. Attorneys for appellants: Wayne Turner, Michael Limrick, Melissa Murphy-Petros, Justin Hazlett, Joseph Macha. Attorneys for appellees: Gabriel Hawkins, Gregory Laker, Andrea Simmons.
Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday night as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard,
By a 2-1 margin, judges on the three-judge U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington granted Trump a stay in enforcement of a lower-court ruling that the administration had improperly punished the AP for the content of its speech
The agreement brings a seismic shift to hundreds of schools that were forced to reckon with the reality that their players are the ones producing the billions in TV and other revenue.
After spending nearly 20 years in downtown Bloomington, Indiana Legal Services will soon relocate from its current site due to ongoing developments in the Bloomington Convention Center project.
A Massachusetts high school student who was arrested by immigration agents on his way to volleyball practice has been released from custody after a judge granted him bond Thursday.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Eliezer Areche v. Indianapolis Department of Public Works, City of Indianapolis, United States Postal Service, et al.
24A-CT-2672
Civil tort. Affirms Marion Superior Court Magistrate Ian Stewart’s granting of the City of Indianapolis’ motion for summary judgment after Eliezer Areche filed a negligence action against several defendants, including the city. Finds that Areche’s ordinance violation did constitute negligence per se, and, because negligence claims against governmental entities are specifically exempted from the Comparative Fault Act, Areche’s claim is barred by the common-law defense of contributory negligence. Judge Stephen Scheele dissents with a separate opinion. Attorneys for appellant: Michael Simmons, Hannah Brady, Georgianna Tutwiler. Attorneys for appellees: Patrick Devine, Jennifer Kalas, Brandon Newhart, Catherine Basque Weiler.
Indiana Supreme Court justices heard arguments in a case that could change who has the duty of care — private property owners or county officials — for visual obstructions at rural intersections.
A rule requiring large polluters to report emissions is now on the chopping block, one of many that President Donald Trump’s EPA argues is costly and burdensome for industry.
Percy Clark, 82, of Carmel, who helped oversee Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy, admitted to participating in a plan to inflate student enrollment numbers to obtain tens of millions of dollars in state education funding.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Brookman sentenced Arcinial Montreal Watt, 36, and Jazmynn Alaina Brown, 27, both of Evansville, for their roles in a fentanyl dealing operation, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Indiana’s Southern District.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Alfred Williams Comer, Jr. v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-1832
Criminal. Affirms Lake County Superior Court Magistrate Kathleen Sullivan’s denial of Alfred Comer Jr.’s motion that the trial court should have applied 1,376 days of credit to reduce his fixed term of 60 years imprisonment after his murder conviction. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion by finding Comer already received credit for presentence incarceration and good time credit and was not entitled to any reduction in his fixed term of imprisonment. Appellant pro se: Alfred Comer, Jr. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Deputy Attorney General Courtney Staton.
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson last week declined to confirm any plans but acknowledged the agency is exploring “flexible options” to respond to capacity issues in its nationwide detention network.
Pure Development, one of central Indiana’s largest commercial development firms, last month was ordered to wind down operations by a judge following a months-long lawsuit between its co-founders.
The travel ban applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
The justices’ decision affects lawsuits in 20 states and the District of Columbia where, until now, courts had set a higher bar when members of a majority group sue for discrimination under federal law.
Bryana ‘Bana’ Bongolan told jurors that Combs lifted her over the railing of a 17th-floor balcony for 10-15 seconds before pulling her back and throwing her onto patio furniture.