Lake Circuit Court opens self-help center for pro se litigants
The Lake Circuit Court has launched a new self-help center for litigants who are representing themselves but need some guidance.
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Hamilton County launches training program for inmates
Officials in Hamilton County have launched a program aimed at providing a career pathway for individuals in the Hamilton County Jail.
Spartz says she won’t seek House reelection or run for Senate
After mulling a U.S. Senate run, Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana shocked her followers Friday when she announced she was getting out of politics altogether.
Bad-landlords measure gets unanimous Senate committee support
A measure allowing utility companies to ask courts to appoint receivers over certain landlords behind on their utility bills passed unanimously out of an Indiana Senate committee Thursday.
Bill requiring public retirement system to divest from ESG-following firms passes committee
An Indiana House committee on Thursday approved a bill requiring the state’s public pension system to divest from and terminate business relationships with firms or funds that use nonfinancial “ESG” factors in decisions.
Federal appeals court strikes down domestic violence gun law
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the government can’t stop people who have domestic violence restraining orders against them from owning guns.
Florida could end unanimous jury requirement for executions
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers proposed legislation making it easier to send convicts to death row by eliminating a unanimous jury requirement in capital punishment sentencing.
IN justices provide clarity on discretionary interlocutory appeals in opinion
In the second published opinion written by Indiana Supreme Court Justice Derek Molter on Wednesday, justices addressed a procedural issue regarding discretionary interlocutory appeals and orders in limine.
Evidence supports neglect conviction after infant suffers ‘non-accidental trauma’
An Indiana man who was in charge of his girlfriend’s infant grandson when the child was injured will not get relief from his felony conviction from the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
COA: Order to enforce settlement doesn’t provide for interest
A man who received $18,000 to settle a judgment lien dispute is not entitled to interest, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed.
Indiana Southern District Court opens learning center to public
The U.S. Southern District Court for the Southern District of Indiana hosted the grand opening of its new learning center Wednesday.
In Molter’s 1st opinion, Supreme Court reverses manslaughter conviction after voir dire error
The Indiana Supreme Court reversed an involuntary manslaughter conviction Wednesday and ordered a new trial after finding the trial court erred by not allowing defense counsel to directly voir dire prospective jurors.
7th Circuit denies ‘improper’ judicial notice motion in campaign finance appeal
A motion for judicial notice in a federal dispute over Indiana’s campaign contribution laws has drawn a rebuke from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, which denied the motion and called it “unnecessary” and “improper.”
Indiana lawmakers reluctant to enact policy for surveillance technology
State lawmakers are prioritizing multiple bills in the current legislative session that seek to increase data privacy. But Republican legislators remain reluctant to enact policy around increasingly common surveillance technology.
First sweeping federal gun crime report in 20 years released
The most expansive federal report in over two decades on guns and crime shows a shrinking turnaround between the time a gun was purchased and when it was recovered from a crime scene.
High court offers bonuses, debt relief to lure police hires
U.S. Supreme Court police officers last fall staffed a table at Washington’s armory, where runners picked up their numbers and T-shirts for the Army 10-Miler road race. The officers were seeking to recruit new officers in a tight employment market.
Lawsuit can proceed against Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse
A federal judge in Wisconsin ruled Wednesday that a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of a man shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse during a protest in 2020 can proceed against Rittenhouse, police officers and others.
7th Circuit: Employer suing union after strikes not required to arbitrate
An employer suing an employee union after the employees twice went on strike won’t be required to take its claims to arbitration.
Indiana federal court announces annual Black History Month event
The U.S. District Court for Southern Indiana will be holding its 24th annual Black History Month event: A Glimpse into the Lives of African Americans Responsible for Upholding the Law.
Hospital that broadcast patient information on radio doesn’t have to pay emotional distress damages, COA affirms
Despite her private health information being broadcast to the public on the radio, a woman failed to overturn the entry of summary judgment in favor of an Anderson hospital that she sued for negligence.