Indiana high court orders Jeffrey Weisheit executed Nov. 5
All five justices concurred in the Aug. 28 order. Jeffrey Weisheit is scheduled to be executed Nov. 5 by lethal injection at Indiana State Prison in Michigan City.
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Living conditions at Monroe County jail provoke complaints, lawsuits amid search for solutions
Last month, the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a lawsuit seeking class-action status against several bodies of county government over the conditions, alleging the county has known about the jail’s issues for years but failed to do anything.
State Medicaid fraud control unit aims to target more than health care providers
Medicaid spending in the state totaled more than $17 billion, according to KFF.
Texas judge puts SEC’s new eligibility rule on hold
It was the latest piece of news in what has turned into a breakneck week of legal wrangling over the Indianapolis-based NCAA’s new five-year eligibility rule.
Stars and Stripes employees sue Pentagon over firings at military newspaper
Publisher Max Lederer, editor Erik Slavin and reporter Lara Korte claim their firings for “insubordination” were retaliatory and violated federal administrative law.
Judge says Pentagon’s measures against Anthropic were ‘illegal and baseless’
A federal judge issued a written order stating that the Pentagon acted illegally by punishing the AI company for criticizing the Department of Defense’s views on AI use.
Indiana prison population climbs as local corrections programs face funding cuts
Corrections officials, judges and local agencies are urging lawmakers to preserve programs intended to keep lower-risk offenders out of costly prison beds.
Fort Wayne woman accused of impersonating attorney, taking nearly $35,000 from client
A Fort Wayne woman was charged with fraud after falsely representing herself as a licensed federal attorney to a client who said the woman took nearly $35,000 in payments from him.
Hanover College faces federal lawsuit over equal opportunity for female athletes
Four Hanover College swimmers are suing the Southern Indiana school, accusing it of violating a federal anti-discrimination law when it eliminated their team.
Judges are watching: Prison behavior can be a factor in resentencing decisions
A Marion County woman had appealed her resentencing on a kidnapping case in which a trial court had only shaved a year off her original sentence.
A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids
The social media giant Meta still faces a number of lawsuits over its products’ effects on young people’s mental health.
Lawmakers study Indiana’s sexual assault response
A committee met in House chambers Tuesday to hear testimony on the topic — the first hearing of the summer as legislators prepare for next year’s budget session.
Nearly year-long investigation into gamecock fighting yields multiple arrests
About 200 diseased birds will be euthanized after law enforcement searched a game farm while investigating gamecock fighting in south central Indiana.
State attorney general’s office settles with Deloitte for $1.2M over DEI practices
Officials said Deloitte had certified compliance with the state’s nondiscrimination requirements while it continued discriminatory employment practices.
Former charter school network CEO, 2 others to pay nearly $1M in restitution for fraud
The former CEO of the Tindley charter school network will also serve more than a year in prison.
State appeals court affirms ruling that Posey County jail matron should be paid same as jail commander
Court papers say the Posey County Council reasoned the positions are different partly because the matron “performs duties centered on female inmates and jail support functions.”
Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction
The litigation will deliver a guaranteed $296 million to Indiana and up to more than $419 million, Attorney General Todd Rokita said in a statement.
Paralyzed patient sues Community Hospital Anderson over emergency treatment
Plaintiff Bill Foy says a hospital emergency room physician who treated him in 2024 diagnosed muscle spasms despite Foy being numb from his chest down.
Nothing changes yet after Supreme Court’s order on elections, but it could open door to ‘chaos’
The high court’s decision has thrown into uncertainty the method that nearly one-third of the country uses to vote.
EMT sues employer after being fired over an ambulance he refused to drive
Brylee Cox said he and his partner found a broken left turn signal, broken SOS and assist buttons and an improperly secured oxygen tank during an ambulance inspection.