Indiana’s first Black AUSA Charles Goodloe Jr. dies at 83
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana announced Monday the passing of former U.S. Attorney Charles Goodloe Jr.
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Commission on Judicial Qualifications advises candidates on endorsements, courthouse photography in campaign materials
The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualification issued an advisory opinion Monday on campaign endorsements and other campaign conduct.
Supreme Court rules for truck stop in new blow to federal regulations
The Supreme Court opened the door Monday to new, broad challenges to regulations long after they take effect, the third blow in a week to federal agencies. The justices ruled 6-3 in favor of a truck stop in North Dakota that wants to sue over a regulation on debit card swipe fees that the federal appeals court in Washington upheld 10 years ago.
GOP US Rep. Spartz, of Indiana, charged with bringing gun through airport security, officials say
Indiana Republican U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz has been charged with bringing a firearm through airport security, authorities said Monday.
Trump seeks to set aside his New York hush money guilty verdict after Supreme Court immunity ruling
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked the New York judge who presided over his hush money trial to set aside his conviction and delay his sentencing, scheduled for next week.
FSSA halts POWER Account contributions after federal ruling
The Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) will stop enforcing collections of premium-like payments — the agency announced Monday, the same day it was set to restart the program. The action comes after a Thursday ruling from a federal judge striking contributions to POWER Accounts for Indiana’s Medicaid expansion enrollees.
Biden administration proposes rule for workplaces to address excessive heat
The Biden administration proposed a new rule Tuesday to address excessive heat in the workplace, as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are under heat advisories due to blistering temperatures.
First female bankruptcy judge focused on opportunity, not adversity
The recently retired bankruptcy judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana was encouraged to pursue two traditional career paths for women when she entered college in the 1970s.
James J. Bell: Things to know about time machines, avoiding unworthy clients
There are times in the practice of law when a lawyer wishes he or she had a time machine. Those times can occur when the lawyer realizes that he or she should have never taken the case he or she is working on.
IN Supreme Court amends bar admission rules for out of state attorneys, military spouses
The Indiana Supreme Court amended its admission and discipline rules Friday, opening a path for military spouses and attorneys licensed in other states as the court continues to look at ways to address the state’s attorney shortage.
7th Circuit reverses district court’s dismissal of negligence in mortgage company’s loss of funds
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed in part a ruling by Indiana Southern District Court to dismiss a negligence claim involving the wire transfer of money to a bank, which deposited the transfers into its own account.
Vanderburgh County man found guilty of two 2023 murders
A Vanderburgh County man faces decades in prison after a jury convicted him last week of murdering two men in 2023.
Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for the first time that former presidents have some immunity from prosecution, extending the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss and all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November election.
Magistrate vacancy pending in Indiana Northern District, as Collins announces retirement plans
A U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana magistrate judge in the court’s Fort Wayne division has announced her intent to retire in July 2025.
Most candidates not returning thousands in political donations by disgraced sheriff Jamey Noel
Multiple Republican campaigns and committees that received political donations from disgraced former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel said they have no plans to return or donate those dollars elsewhere — while numerous others are keeping mum, distancing themselves from Noel altogether.
Federal judge blocks Indiana law requiring age verification for porn websites
U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young issued a preliminary injunction Friday blocking a law set to go into effect Monday requiring age verification for porn websites.
Trump ally Steve Bannon will report to federal prison to serve 4-month sentence on contempt charges
Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon is scheduled to report to a federal prison in Connecticut on Monday to serve a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack.
Indiana Supreme Court reverses dismissal order claiming plaintiff failed to move case along
The Indiana Supreme Court reversed an order from the Benton Circuit Court dismissing a plaintiff’s case regarding a settlement dispute because the party failed to move the case along, Chief Justice Loretta Rush wrote in a June 27 opinion.
Indiana Public Defender has chance to respond to motion before high court sets execution date
Earlier this week the Indiana Governor and Attorney General requested the Indiana Supreme Court set an execution date for a convicted murderer.
Holcomb defends Indiana’s move to carry out execution, saying ‘justice will be served’
Gov. Eric Holcomb doubled down Thursday on the state’s move to seek an execution date for Fort Wayne’s Joseph Corcoran, who was convicted of murdering four people in 1997.