Secretary of State Morales tops in statewide official travel spending
State officials logged roughly $97,000 in state expenses for trips across Indiana and the nation, according to new reports filed Wednesday.
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Federal government could resume taking DACA applications for permits to live and work in U.S.
Lawyers for the federal government and immigrant advocates have presented plans before a federal judge that would open the door again to accepting applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program known as DACA.
Federal judge says immigrants in Washington state have right to bond hearings
U.S. District Judge Tiffany Cartwright’s order said certain immigrants “are not subject to mandatory detention” and holding them without the possibility of a bond hearing violates the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment
Rather than simply furlough employees, as is usually done during any lapse of funds, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said layoffs were “imminent.”
Legal Prep charter school secures downtown Indy location
The school’s downtown location on South Meridian Street is central to Legal Prep’s desire to be close to the city’s legal and business community.
Indiana union forced to drop $1.29M fine against former member following NLRB settlement
The former union member argued that his local union violated his federal worker rights by threatening him with the fine after he resigned the union and bought a non-union electrical firm.
Hammond man gets 21+ years in federal prison for child porn distribution
U.S. District Judge Gretchen Lund sentenced Michael Swiger, 41, to 262 months in prison, a lifetime of supervised release and ordered him to pay $49,000 in restitution to the victims of the offenses.
Federal courts maintain business as usual, but larger impacts loom if government shutdown drags on
The federal court system said it is working to determine if paid operations can be sustained through Oct. 17.
Court disqualifies Trump-appointed US attorney in Nevada from overseeing multiple criminal cases
U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell disqualified the attorney from supervising the criminal prosecutions, siding with defense lawyers who argued that her authority expired in July.
Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now
The high court said it would hear arguments in January over President Donald Trump’s effort to force Cook off the Fed board.
Government shutdown begins as the nation faces a new period of uncertainty
Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially fired by Trump’s Republican administration. Many offices will be shuttered. However, federal courts will remain open for now.
Appellate court allows contested blood test as evidence in fatal Franklin County accident
The appellate court’s ruling reversed an earlier decision by the Franklin Circuit Court that favored the driver in the 2022 accident.
EEOC accuses logistics company with Indiana office of age discrimination
The EEOC alleges Gamer Logistics fired a 69-year-old driver because the company’s new liability insurance policy did not cover drivers ages 65 or older and denied employment to a 68-year-old driver because of his age.
State appeals court sides with nearby property owners, denying Noblesville excavation company a zoning variance
The decision upheld a lower court’s ruling that Noblesville’s Board of Zoning Appeals erred in 2023 when it passed a zoning variance for Beaver Gravel Corp. to establish an excavation mine on 68 acres of farmland northwest of the intersection of 161st Street and Cherry Tree Road.
Judge suspends Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of Voice of America jobs
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global Media cannot implement a reduction in force eliminating 532 jobs for full-time government employees on Tuesday
Prosecutors seek over 11 years in prison for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Combs, 55, has remained jailed since his July conviction on charges related to arranging male sex workers to travel to hotels or residences where he directed them to have sex with his girlfriends.
Congressional leaders leave White House meeting without deal to avoid government shutdown
If government funding legislation isn’t passed by Congress and signed by Trump on Tuesday night, many government offices across the nation will be temporarily shuttered and nonexempt federal employees will be furloughed, adding to the strain on workers and the nation’s economy.
Federal court rejects request to stop Indiana’s denial of trans birth certificates
The court said it rejected the ACLU’s request because it is unlikely to prevail on arguments that Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and the state’s vital records director violated the Fourteenth Amendment rights of two transgender Hoosiers.
7th Circuit upholds ruling in favor of Evansville officers involved in 2020 shooting
The court ruled that the victim’s family failed to highlight any “definite” or “competent” facts to rebut the officers’ belief that the man was threatening them with a firearm.
Indianapolis attorney suspended for charging, collecting unreasonable fee
At the time of the alleged misconduct, the lawyer served as managing attorney for Indianapolis-based Charitable Allies Inc., marketed as a “nonprofit for nonprofits” that provides “low bono” legal services.