Indiana Bar Foundation honors civic education and legal assistance at annual awards luncheon
The Indiana Bar Foundation celebrated three of its members and announced a new member to its President’s Circle at its its annual awards luncheon Friday
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Court of Appeals reverses trial court decision on guardianship of minors under CHINS
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a trial court ruling removing permanent guardianship from the mother of two minors because the proceedings did not satisfy due process, Court of Appeals Judge Dana Kenworthy wrote in an opinion Monday.
State GOP crowns Randy Head as leader of party in Indiana
The Indiana Republican State Committee unanimously elected former lawmaker and lobbyist Randy Head to be the next chair of the state GOP on Monday, naming a successor for former chair Anne Hathaway.
Hoosier voters oppose strict abortion ban, new poll finds
A new poll by Our Choice Coalition, an abortion-rights political action committee, shows 64% of surveyed Hoosiers believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases and 58% believe Indiana’s current abortion ban is too restrictive.
FBI seeks suspects in 2 New Mexico wildfires that killed 2 people, damaged hundreds of buildings
Full-time residents of Ruidoso will be allowed to return to their village Monday morning as federal authorities seek to prosecute whoever started a pair of New Mexico wildfires that killed two people and destroyed or damaged more than 1,400 structures.
Prosecutors in classified files case to urge judge to bar Trump from inflammatory comments about FBI
The federal judge presiding over the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump is hearing arguments Monday on whether to bar the former president from public comments that prosecutors say could endanger the lives of FBI agents working on the case.
Is Trump shielded from criminal charges as an ex-president? A nation awaits word from Supreme Court
In the coming days, the Supreme Court will confront a perfect storm mostly of its own making: a trio of decisions stemming directly from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Southern District court judges select new Clerk of Court
The judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana have selected Kristine Seufert to serve as Clerk of Court, Chief Judge Tanya Walton Pratt announced earlier this month.
The Supreme Court upholds a gun control law intended to protect domestic violence victims
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence.
Motion after motion puts Trump Florida case in slow motion as 3-day hearing begins
The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump is hearing arguments Friday on a long-shot defense effort to get the indictment thrown out based on the claim that the prosecutor who brought the charges was illegally appointed.
Here’s the landscape 2 years after the Supreme Court overturned a national right to abortion
Protecting access to abortion has emerged as a key theme in the campaigns of Democrats, including President Joe Biden in his reelection bid. Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, has said states should decide whether to restrict abortions.
TikTok accuses federal agency of ‘political demagoguery’ in legal challenge against potential US ban
TikTok disclosed a letter Thursday that accused the Biden administration of engaging in “political demagoguery” during high-stakes negotiations between the government and the company as it sought to relieve concerns about its presence in the U.S. The letter — sent to David Newman, a top official in the Justice Department’s national security division, before President […]
Gold bars and Sen. Bob Menendez’s curiosity about their price takes central role at bribery trial
The evidence is considered crucial in the government’s effort to prove that Menendez and his wife received gold bars, cash and a luxury car from 2018 to 2022 from three New Jersey businessmen who benefited from favors Menendez allegedly delivered in return.
High court to hear oral arguments for three cases on June 27
The Indiana Supreme Court will he hearing three oral arguments at the end of June, with the cases ranging from adoption to divorce to a dispute over an adult business license.
Indiana Supreme Court suspends two attorneys for noncooperation
The Indiana Supreme Court issued disciplinary orders against two attorneys in the state, suspending them from practicing law in Indiana due to noncooperation.
As bird flu continues to spread, Indiana holds off on mandatory dairy cattle testing
As avian flu continues to spread to dairy cows across the United States, Hoosier officials said farmers are keeping a close eye on their herds, but animal testing mostly remains optional.
Lilly files suit against more spas, weight-loss centers selling knockoff version of its popular drugs
Just one month after settling with a South Carolina medical spa that was selling knockoff versions of its popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs, Eli Lilly and Co. is going after other sellers.
Supreme Court upholds a tax on foreign income over a business-backed challenge
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business and anti-regulatory interests, declining their invitation to weigh in on a broader, never-enacted tax on wealth.
New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom, the latest move from a GOP-dominated Legislature pushing a conservative agenda under a new governor.
Marion Superior Court Magistrate Huerta dies at 56
Marion Superior Court Magistrate Ronnie Huerta passed away earlier this month on June 10.