Bill tightening limits on depositions of alleged child victims reaches governor’s desk
A bill further restricting depositions of alleged victims of child sex abuse has officially made it to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s desk.
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Supreme Court: New Jersey can quit mob-busting port agency
The U.S. Supreme Court says New Jersey can withdraw from a commission created decades ago with New York to combat the mob’s influence at their joint port.
Inmate stuck on US death row despite vacated death sentence
When the U.S. prisons director visited the penitentiary in Terre Haute, this past week, she stopped by the federal death row where Bruce Webster is in a solitary, 12-by-7-foot cell, 23 hours a day. Webster’s not supposed to be there.
Supreme Court lets challenges to federal agencies go forward
The Supreme Court is allowing challenges to the structure of two federal agencies to go forward in federal court.
Supreme Court hears mail carrier’s religious tolerance case
The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to decide under what circumstances businesses must accommodate the needs of religious employees.
Man charged in front-door shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl
An 84-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri, was charged Monday with first-degree assault for shooting a Black teen who mistakenly went to the man’s home to pick up his younger brothers.
Elkhart attorney suspended again after probation violations
A northern Indiana attorney on probation after being conditionally reinstated has again been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana for violating her probation.
COA reverses setting aside of tax deed, finds ‘constitutionally adequate’ notice
The failure of two property owners to receive any of the multiple notices sent to them regarding the tax sale of their property did not create an “exceptional” case warranting the setting aside of the tax deed, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.
ISBA opposes rule that would allow non-ABA accredited law school grads to take bar exam
The Indiana State Bar Association is opposing proposed rule changes that would allow graduates of certain non-American Bar Association accredited law schools to sit for the Indiana bar exam.
Muncie teen acquitted of murder, pleads guilty to misdemeanor
A Delaware County jury has acquitted a Muncie teenager of murder, the county prosecutor announced Friday.
Indiana Lawyer announces 2023 Leadership in Law honorees; Shepard receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Retired Indiana Chief Justice Randall Shepard has been named the 2023 recipient of Indiana Lawyer’s Lifetime Achievement Award, leading this year’s group of 36 Leadership in Law honorees.
Report: Serial rapist sentenced to more than 150 years
An Indiana judge has sentenced a convicted serial rapist to more than 150 years in prison, a television station reported Monday.
Chauvin murder conviction upheld in George Floyd killing
The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday upheld former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s second-degree murder conviction in the killing of George Floyd, and his 22½-year sentence remains in place.
Investors say they are owed money from life settlements
The Indiana Secretary of State’s Securities Division is investigating multiple complaints it has received against Roger Dobrovodsky and/or his business entities.
Shipshewana car dealer facing lawsuit for allegedly rolling back odometers
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Friday announced a lawsuit against a car dealer in LaGrange County. The suit claims Flexible Auto Sales LLC and its owner, John Allen, rolled back odometers on vehicles sold to at least 43 customers.
Suspect in murder of Delphi teen girls wins prison transfer
A judge has ordered a man charged with killing two teenage girls in Delphi transferred to a different state correctional facility after the suspect’s attorneys argued that his physical and mental health is deteriorating after months in isolation.
Gary man gets 2 life sentences in bank robbery where guard slain
A northwestern Indiana man will spend the rest of his life in prison for his role in the fatal shooting of a security guard during a bank robbery.
US Supreme Court’s abortion pill order spares safe havens
A U.S. Supreme Court order keeps in place federal rules for use of mifepristone, one of the two drugs usually used in combination in medication abortions.
Justices grant transfer to protective order case, 1 other
Indiana Supreme Court justices have agreed to consider two cases for the week ending April 7.
Indiana Senate passes resolution that would limit bail
The Indiana Senate has passed a resolution that would amend the Indiana Constitution to allow denial of bail in certain circumstances.