COA upholds parenting time, division of assets in divorce case
A father challenging a parenting time order and the division of marital assets has failed to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana to overturn the final order in his divorce case.
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Prosecutor: Trio convicted of murder in fatal shooting of former Indiana U football player Beaty
Three people have been convicted in the fatal shooting of a former Indiana University football player who was gunned down during unrest in Indianapolis following the death of George Floyd.
Fired counselor sues South Madison Schools over policy to call students by preferred pronouns without parental notification
A school counselor who was fired after discussing with a reporter the South Madison School Corporation’s policy of calling students by their preferred pronouns without parental notification has filed a lawsuit for violations of her First Amendment rights.
Federal courts enter ‘grace period’ to phase out remote audio access as COVID emergency ends
The U.S. federal judiciary has entered a 120-day “grace period” to phase out the use of remote public audio access to civil and bankruptcy proceedings, put in place during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Indiana doctor reprimanded, fined $3,000 for talking publicly about Ohio 10-year-old’s abortion
An Indiana board decided Thursday night to reprimand an Indianapolis doctor after finding that she violated patient privacy laws by talking publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from neighboring Ohio.
Judge dismisses city of Chicago’s lawsuit against Indiana gun store over straw gun sales
A judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit the city of Chicago filed against a northwestern Indiana store that alleged it sold hundreds of guns in straw purchases that ended up in the hands of felons or at crime scenes in the city.
Supreme Court rules in favor of 94-year-old woman who got nothing when county took her condo
A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman a new chance to recoup some money after the county kept the entire $40,000 when it sold her condominium over a small unpaid tax bill.
GOP-led Texas House panel issues 20 impeachment counts against state Attorney General Ken Paxton
Following years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations, Texas’s Republican Attorney General, Ken Paxton, finds himself on the brink of impeachment, and a GOP-led panel is heading the charge.
COA: Insurance company’s negligence, spoliation claims should have survived motion to dismiss
An insurer’s claims of negligence and spoliation against a company hired for renovation work after a house fire should have survived a motion to dismiss, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled in reversing a lower court’s decision.
Split COA reduces man’s 3,000-day invasion of privacy sentence to less than 1 year
A man’s repeated letters to his ex-wife violated a no-contact order but did not warrant an aggregate sentence of 3,000 days for misdemeanor invasion of privacy, a split Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled Thursday.
IN Southern District Court seeking comment on proposed amendments to 8 local rules
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is seeking public comment on proposed changes to eight local rules.
Notre Dame Law’s Cole reappointed dean; former IU McKinney dean Klein to lead North Carolina law school
Notre Dame Law School Dean G. Marcus Cole has been reappointed to another five-year term. In Indianapolis, former Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law dean Andrew Klein has announced he will become dean of Wake Forest University School of Law.
Gunman in 2019 judges shooting argues fundamental error, insufficient evidence on appeal
The man convicted of aggravated battery in connection with the May 2019 shooting of two southern Indiana judges is asking the Court of Appeals of Indiana to overturn his convictions based on fundamental error and double jeopardy violations.
Supreme Court limits federal power over wetlands, boosts property rights over clean water
The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to police water pollution in a decision that strips protections from wetlands that are isolated from larger bodies of water.
Evansville employee sentenced to prison for fraud
A Kentucky man has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges related to a scheme to defraud his employer in Evansville.
First month of Medicaid ‘unwinding’ boots 92K Hoosiers from coverage
Nearly 92,600 Hoosiers lost their Medicaid coverage this month, the first of many to lose their insurance following the “unwinding” of pandemic-related protections over the next year — and at a much higher pace than previously predicted.
Indiana doctor’s discipline hearing centers on privacy, reporting of Ohio 10-year-old’s abortion
A hearing on possible disciplinary action opened Thursday for an Indianapolis doctor who spoke publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton likely broke laws, Republican investigation finds
A Republican-led investigation on Wednesday accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of committing multiple crimes in office during an extraordinary public airing of scandal and alleged lawbreaking.
Justices invite amicus briefing in state employee indemnification rights case
The question of whether an Indiana Department of Natural Resources officer committed “criminal” conduct when he committed the act of false informing is pending a decision on transfer to the Indiana Supreme Court, which has invited amicus curiae briefing.
Federal court remands TikTok lawsuit back to state court, criticizes lengthy complaint
A complaint filed by the state against social media giant TikTok has been bounced back to state court after being remanded this week by a federal judge, who criticized the 51-page complaint’s length and “irrelevant posturing.”