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Worker shortage leads firms to hire more ex-offenders
Amid a nationwide worker shortage, central Indiana employers are increasingly taking a chance on new hires who have been arrested or convicted of a crime.
Law firms see growing demand for advice on environmental, social investing issues
Law firms in Indiana and across the globe are seeing increasing demand for legal advice on initiatives that measure corporate responsibility in the areas of environmental impact, social concerns and corporate governance.
State asks 7th Circuit to vacate injunction on law banning gender transitions for minors
The state has filed an appellant brief with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and is requesting that the court vacate a district court injunction that preliminarily enjoined a law that would have banned gender transition procedures for Indiana minors.
Former Johnson County judge pleads guilty, sentenced on OWI charge
A former Johnson County judge pleaded guilty earlier this month to a misdemeanor charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and endangering a person in a case stemming from a Feb. 9 incident.
Robing ceremony for new COA Judge Felix set for Thursday
Judge Paul Felix, the newest judge on the Court of Appeals of Indiana, will have his robing ceremony at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Indiana Supreme Court courtroom at the Statehouse.
Reggie Bush sues NCAA for defamation, wants Heisman Trophy back
Former University of Southern California star running back Reggie Bush is suing the NCAA for defamation related to a 2021 statement from college sports’ governing body about a “pay-for-play arrangement” Bush says was directed at him.
Utility regulator staffer leaving to work as industry lobbyist
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission’s chief of staff will soon leave the agency to lobby for an electric utility group.
Backers blast approved ballot language for Ohio’s fall abortion amendment as misleading
The Ohio Ballot Board approved language Thursday for a fall measure seeking to establish abortion access as a fundamental right, but one Democratic member blasted it as “rife with misleading and defective language.”
Mug shot of Donald Trump shows scowling former president during speedy booking at Atlanta jail
A scowling Donald Trump posed for a mug shot Thursday as he surrendered inside a jail on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, creating a historic and humbling visual underscoring the former president’s legal troubles.
GOP support for gun restrictions slips a year after Congress passed firearms law
Republican support for gun restrictions is slipping a year after Congress passed the most comprehensive firearms control legislation in decades with bipartisan support, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
State to receive almost $1M in federal funding to provide services for victims of sexual assault
Indiana will be receiving almost $1 million in new federal funding as part of a U.S. Department of Justice grant program designed to help support victims of sexual assault.
7th Circuit vacates forfeiture, finds district court lacked authority in amending judgment
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a district court’s preliminary order for forfeiture against a man convicted of child pornography-related crimes in a per curiam order issued Wednesday and reinstated a final judgment issued in 2020.
Indy law firm accuses former lawyer of keeping more than $100K in unpaid attorney fees
Indianapolis law firm Gilbert Legal Services LLC is suing one of its former attorneys for allegedly setting up work with a new client at a different firm while still employed at GLS, along with continuing to accept student loan reimbursements despite having already paid off the loans.
150th Indiana Legal Help kiosk goes online
The 150th Indiana Legal Help kiosk went online Wednesday in Lake County, the Indiana Bar Foundation announced.
Jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s arrest is extended by a Moscow court, state news agency says
A Moscow court ruled Thursday that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich must stay in jail on espionage charges until the end of November, Russian state news agency Tass reported.
Trump is set to surrender at a Georgia jail on charges he sought to overturn his 2020 election loss
Donald Trump is set to surrender Thursday to authorities in Georgia on charges that he schemed to overturn the 2020 election in that state, a booking process expected to yield a historic first: a mug shot of a former American president.
Indiana boy, 2, fatally struck by an SUV at a Michigan state park
A 2-year-old Indiana boy has died after he was struck by an SUV at a state park in western Michigan, police said.
Southern Indiana egg farmer John Rust announces bid for Republican nod for US Senate in 2024.
A southern Indiana egg farmer has declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2024.
COA affirms post-conviction court’s denial of change of judge motion to man serving 48-year sentence
A post-conviction court displayed no bias or prejudice and did not clearly err when it denied a man’s change of judge motion, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Wednesday.