IN Supreme Court amends OJA administrative rules
The Indiana Supreme Court has amended rules to the Indiana Office of Judicial Administration, with the amendments removing certain sections and updating others of OJA’s Rule 20.
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Gender identity, sexual preference not established rights to privacy in criminal/child welfare cases, 7th Circuit affirms
A district court ruled correctly in granting summary judgment and denying a transgender man and his significant other’s claims that they had their rights to privacy violated, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed.
2nd Muncie man sentenced to prison for threats against local judges
A second Muncie man convicted of threatening local judges has been sentenced to five years in prison, Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman announced Saturday.
COA affirms, but clarifies, judgment for Monroe Co. property owners in easement rights case
Property owners of two parcels comprising 237 acres near Lake Monroe can use an easement to access the parcels as long as they do not intensify it, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled Monday.
Indiana search teams recover body of missing man from Lake Michigan
Search teams have recovered the body of an 18-year-old man who went missing Saturday in Lake Michigan off Indiana shore.
Biden goes west to talk about his administration’s efforts to combat climate change
President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah next week and is expected to talk about his administration’s efforts to combat climate change as the region endures a brutally hot summer with soaring temperatures, the White House said Monday.
Mar-a-Lago worker charged in Trump’s classified documents case will make his first court appearance
An employee of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, Carlos De Oliveira, is expected to make his first court appearance Monday on charges accusing him of scheming with the former president to hide security footage from investigators.
One person is dead and multiple were wounded in Indiana shooting, police say
A “mass shooting” at a large party in Indiana early Sunday morning left one person dead, police said. A hospital said 19 people were being treated for injuries at its facility.
State trooper charged with perjury, misconduct after allegedly giving false information at March sentencing hearing
An Indiana State Police investigation of one of its own has resulted in felony perjury and official misconduct charges being filed against an 18-year veteran of the agency.
Judge pro tem appointed in Hamilton Circuit Court after Felix appointed to COA
Senior Judge Thomas L. Clem has been appointed judge pro tempore of the Hamilton Circuit Court, the Indiana Supreme Court announced Thursday.
COA affirms order for patients to remove non-evidentiary allegations from evidentiary submissions in med-mal case
Non-evidentiary allegations were properly struck from evidentiary submissions in a medical malpractice case, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed.
Alabama, Ohio attorneys combine, open Indy office
Personal injury attorneys based in Alabama and Ohio have partnered to launch a firm with new locations across the country, including in Indianapolis.
With affirmative action out, North Carolina’s flagship school bars use of race, sex in admissions
The board of North Carolina’s flagship public university has voted to strictly bar the use of “race, sex, color or ethnicity” in admissions and hiring decisions.
Carmel files lawsuit over state law that diverts local income tax funds to Fishers
The city of Carmel filed legal action this week against three state financial agencies over a law that diverts local income tax revenue from Carmel to Fishers.
Indianapolis deploys clinicians, specialists to deal with downtown mental health crises
Since July 1, individuals in distress in downtown Indianapolis have been able to call 911 to receive assistance from a plainclothes-wearing team from the pilot program of the Clinician Led Community Response, or CLCR.
Trump accused of asking staffer to delete camera footage in Florida classified documents case
Former President Donald Trump faced new charges Thursday in a case accusing him of illegally possessing classified documents.
What’s next for Hunter Biden in court, Congress after his plea deal derails
The unraveling of Hunter Biden’s plea agreement has thrust his criminal case into uncertain waters and given new fodder to Republican critics in Congress as they push ahead with investigations into the president’s youngest son.
Amish men who told woman to rescind protective order against husband lose appeal of intimidation convictions
The convictions of three men in an Amish community on misdemeanor intimidation charges were not barred by the church autonomy doctrine and were supported by sufficient evidence, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Thursday.
COA affirms 5 child molesting felonies but splits in reversing 102-year sentence
A man’s convictions on five felony counts of child molesting will stand, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Thursday, but the court reversed a 102-year sentence and remanded for resentencing.
Butler soccer players sue school, former athletic trainer for sexual assault
Three Butler University soccer players have filed suit against the school and its agents, alleging sexual abuse at the hands of a former athletic trainer.