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COA affirms decision to fire Madison officer for mishandling evidence, not disclosing relationships
The Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed the termination of a Madison police officer after a merit board found he didn’t properly log evidence or disclose relationships with women involved in criminal cases.
Justices issue new criminal, administrative rules
The Indiana Supreme Court has issued a new set of Rules of Criminal Procedure, deleting 10 rules and rearranging several others. The court also announced three new administrative rules.
COA affirms court’s order to award guardianship of juvenile to DOC
A trial court did not abuse its discretion when it ordered a juvenile who violated the terms of his probation to be placed in the Indiana Department of Correction, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Wednesday.
Father loses challenge to sexual abuse convictions, sentence at COA
A father’s requests for a mistrial or a reduced sentence related to his multiple convictions of sexual abuse against his daughters have failed at the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
Former Muncie police sergeant gets 19 months for filing false report covering up excessive force
A judge sentenced a former Muncie police sergeant to 19 months in prison Tuesday for obstructing justice by filing a false report in 2018 to cover up excessive use of force by other officers under his command.
Supreme Court rejects novel legislative theory but leaves door open for 2024 election challenges
The U.S. Supreme Court shot down a controversial legal theory that could have changed the way elections are run across the country but left the door open to more limited challenges that could increase its role in deciding voting disputes in 2024.
The Great Grift: More than $200 billion in COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog says
More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives, according to new estimates from a federal watchdog.
Holcomb accepting applications for Howard, Vanderburgh Co. judicial openings
Applications are open for upcoming superior court vacancies in Howard and Vanderburgh counties.
IN justices grant transfer to Duke Energy, custody cases, deny transfer to separate Duke case
Indiana justices granted transfer to two cases for the week ending June 23, including one that involves Duke Energy’s nearly $2 billion economic development plan.
Discovery sanction was appropriate due to ‘egregious’ violation, IN justices affirm in child molesting case
An Indiana trial court properly sanctioned the state by excluding a defendant’s statements related to a polygraph that was supposed to be admissible, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled.
Indiana man can’t be removed from sex offender registry for Kentucky offense, COA affirms
A man convicted of a sex crime against a minor 15 years ago in Kentucky must remain on Indiana’s sex offender registry, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Tuesday.
Misconduct by federal jail guards led to Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide, Justice Department watchdog says
Jeffrey Epstein was left alone in his jail cell with a surplus of bed linens the night he killed himself. Nearly all the surveillance cameras on his unit didn’t record. One worker was on duty for 24 hours straight. And he wasn’t checked on regularly.
SCOTUS rules state courts can play role in policing federal elections
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that North Carolina’s top court did not overstep its bounds in striking down a congressional districting plan as excessively partisan under state law.
Supreme Court makes it more difficult to convict someone of making a threat
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday to make it more difficult to convict a person of making a violent threat. The case could make it harder for prosecutors to convict certain people who threaten elected officials, including the president.
SCOTUS won’t let North Carolina charter school force girls to wear skirts to school
The Supreme Court on Monday left in place an appellate ruling barring a North Carolina public charter school from requiring girls to wear skirts to school.
Supreme Court dismisses case in which Democratic lawmakers sued over Trump hotel lease
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a case it had planned to hear about limits on lawsuits filed by members of Congress against the federal government in a dispute that involved the former Trump International Hotel in Washington.
Prosecutors seek death penalty against man accused of slaying 4 University of Idaho students
Prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year.
Indy attorney gets probation, community service, intermittent confinement following Jan. 6 convictions
The Indianapolis attorney convicted of two federal misdemeanors for entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to 12 months of probation that includes six days of intermittent confinement.
IN justices reinstate 2-year protective order against father in domestic violence case
The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed a two-year protective order Monday for a mother and her child, upholding a trial court’s ruling that the child’s father “represents a credible threat to the safety” of the mother or child.