Indiana attorney general backs challenger to US Rep. Jim Baird
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is weighing in on his old congressional seat by backing a legislator who is running against current U.S. Rep. Jim Baird in the Republican primary.
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EEOC lawsuit says a women’s retreat is discrimination
The agency is already investigating footwear giant Nike and financial services firm Northwestern Mutual over their corporate diversity initiatives.
Former Jefferson County doctor, Norton Health facing medical negligence suit
An Indianapolis law firm has filed a civil suit against the health system and physician, the latest in an investigation into the recently suspended doctor’s alleged sexual misconduct.
DACA recipient returns to US after judge finds she was unlawfully deported
Maria de Jesus Estrada was arrested after showing up at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for an appointment on Feb. 18.
Trump administration sues Minnesota over transgender athletes in girls sports
The administration has filed similar lawsuits against Maine and California, and has threatened the federal funding of some universities over transgender athletes.
Supreme Court won’t reconsider ‘Tiger King’ murder-for-hire conviction
The decision means Joseph Maldonado-Passage’s conviction will stand.
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Rush named influential woman by Visit Indiana
Rush was named this month along with 29 other women who have made their mark on the state for their work in philanthropy, activism, politics, the arts and, of course, the legal profession.
Lilly asks U.S. Supreme Court to rule part of False Claims Act unconstitutional
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker is challenging a $183.7 million judgment in a case brought by a pharmacist who alleged Lilly made false claims about rebates to the federal Medicaid program.
Trump officials cite white supremacists in bid to end birthright citizenship
The Trump administration has tapped Alexander Porter Morse as an authority in its push to upend long-settled law that virtually everyone born in the United States is a citizen.
Democrats probe Trump’s $38 billion plan for immigrant jails
In a letter, the group of more than 50 U.S. senators and representatives asked contractors and real estate companies for details of their roles in the $38 billion plan.
Trump signs executive action to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding
In a statement Friday, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said TSA workers “should begin seeing paychecks as early as Monday.”
Iran conflict raises cyberattack risk, experts say
International conflicts in the physical world can lead to a spike in cyberattacks — both on government entities and on private companies that don’t necessarily have any connection to the conflict itself.
Purdue football player loses antitrust case against NCAA
Atium “Bakyne” Coly, who started at right tackle for the Boilermakers the last two seasons, sued the NCAA after the association denied his request to play one more season.
EEOC sues disability support organization for alleged disability discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against Indianapolis-based Damar Services Inc., alleging it discriminated against a job applicant because of his deafness.
Federal judge denies NCAA’s restraining order request to make DraftKings stop using ‘March Madness’
The complaint for trademark infringement was filed in the Southern District of Indiana last week.
RICO suit vs. Lilly could reap billions if successful
Lilly denies the claims, which are related to the labeling of a drug some 16 years ago, and has fought the use of so-called RICO statutes as the basis of the case.
Can ChatGPT practice law? OpenAI faces first-of-its-kind lawsuit in Illinois.
The suit challenges the relationship between clients and attorneys, attorneys and artificial intelligence, and artificial intelligence and the rule of law.
Vance holds first meeting of a new anti-fraud task force targeting benefit programs
The Justice Department has long prosecuted fraud nationally through its Criminal Division, but the Trump administration says the new division is needed to crack down on rampant fraud.
Indiana AG leads national effort to prevent prisoner sex-change operations
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita emphasized that the Eighth Amendment stops cruel and unusual punishment, but it does not give prisoners the right to demand sex-change surgeries.
That 1% incentive to encourage data center approvals? Final deal watered it down.
Private meetings between legislators and lobbyists for data center companies resulted in rewritten incentive provisions that were not reviewed in public and were inserted in the final bill.