Former Congressman, state senator, attorney Hayes dies at 83
A longtime Evansville attorney who served in the U.S. House of Representatives in the mid-1970s has died. Philip Hayes died Dec. 20 at the age of 83.
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COA upholds search warrant underpinning child molesting convictions
A Greenwood police detective sufficiently established probable cause for a search warrant for a man’s home where the man was suspected of downloading child pornography, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Friday.
‘Procedural irregularities’ in serving mother results in voiding of order to terminate parental rights
A failure to properly serve a mother with notice of a hearing voided an order that terminated the mother’s parental rights to her child, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled in a reversal Friday.
Defendant’s right to speedy trial not violated by continuance, COA affirms
A man’s appointed counsel agreed to the rescheduling of his trial beyond a 70-day deadline and did not raise an objection, so his right to a speedy trial was not violated, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Friday.
Quieter year expected for Indiana health care bills
The Chair of the Indiana Senate Health and Provider Services Committee doesn’t expect the same big health care legislation that was produced in 2023 in the upcoming legislative session.
US military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission expected to last years
The U.S. military’s X-37B space plane blasted off Thursday on another secretive mission that’s expected to last at least a couple of years.
Environmental groups want stronger rules for use of coal ash fill after EPA reveals new risks
In a draft risk assessment published last month by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of a proposed broader revision of its coal ash management rules, the agency now says using coal ash as fill may create elevated cancer risk from radiation.
Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs states’ authority to block former president
Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause, becoming the first election official to take action unilaterally.
Baseline for senior judge days raised to 20 for 2024
To encourage the continued use of senior judges in the state’s courts, the Indiana Supreme Court announced it is increasing the baseline number of senior judge days each court may use in 2024 to 20.
Indiana courts CAO Forkner to co-chair AI ‘rapid response team’
The Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators have created a rapid response team of chief justices and state court administrators to examine immediate issues related to artificial intelligence and generative AI in courts.
IU McKinney law library staffers awarded top scholarships
The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law has announced that a pair of Ruth Lilly Law Library staff members are the recipients of two of the school’s most prestigious scholarships.
As SCOTUS prepares to consider Martinsville schools transgender bathroom case, ACLU urges justices to deny cert
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether to take a case ordering an Indiana school district to allow a transgender boy to use the facilities that align with his gender identity, the ACLU of Indiana is urging the high court to reject the case.
Judge orders asset freeze for shopping-center owner accused in SEC fraud case
A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order and asset freeze against Arizona-based real estate company ArciTerra Cos. LLC and its founder, Indiana native Jonathan Moynahan Larmore, who are facing federal fraud allegations.
Zent latest state lawmaker to announce departure from General Assembly
State Rep. Denny Zent of Angola has announced his intention to retire following the conclusion of his current term, becoming the second GOP state representative this month to do so.
Judge cuts probation for Indiana lawmaker after drunken driving plea
A judge has cut short the probation for an Indiana state legislator who pleaded guilty to drunken driving charges after police say he crashed his pickup truck through an interstate highway guardrail and drove away.
Trump ballot ban appealed to US Supreme Court by Colorado Republican Party
The Colorado Republican Party on Wednesday appealed that state’s supreme court decision that found former President Donald Trump is ineligible for the presidency, the potential first step to a showdown at the nation’s highest court.
Hamilton Southeastern HS, Fishers Junior High School named champions at annual We the People competition
A pair of Hamilton County schools won the Indiana Bar Foundation’s High School and Middle School We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution state championships, held earlier in December.
Litigation in Terre Haute housing project dispute must be stayed pending arbitration, COA rules in reversal
A general contractor and insurance company’s motion to enforce an arbitration agreement and stay litigation in a lawsuit brought by a housing developer should not have been denied, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled Wednesday in reversing a trial court’s order.
IU McKinney alumna Reichard featured in Indiana Humanities’ writers program
Longtime attorney and former judge Ruth Reichard is being featured in the Indiana Humanities “Write Now” series.
COA reverses summary judgment order in case involving IU student hit by falling window
Whether a window that fell and struck an Indiana University student in a campus building was under the control and management of the university constitutes a genuine issue of material fact, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled in reversing a lower court’s decision to grant summary judgment.