Floyd Co. judge rejects reduced prison time in deadly wrong-way crash
A southern Indiana judge has rejected a reduced prison sentence for a Kentucky woman who pleaded guilty in a wrong-way freeway crash that killed three people and an unborn child.
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Indiana lawmakers say they’re unlikely to pass new abortion legislation in 2023
Indiana’s top Republican lawmakers say they’re holding off on new abortion legislation in the 2023 legislative session — at least for now. But the future is less clear on tangential issues of mail-order abortion pills and contraception.
Fulton Co. man sentenced for hit-and-run that killed girl, 12
A northern Indiana man has been sentenced to nine years for a hit-and-run that killed a 12-year-old girl and injured a teenage boy.
EXPLAINER: Capitol riot investigation growing 2 years later
The largest investigation in the Justice Department’s history keeps growing two years after a mob attacked the U.S. Capitol and challenged the foundations of American democracy.
FTC proposes rule that would ban employee noncompete clauses
The Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule Thursday that would ban U.S. employers from imposing noncompete clauses on workers.
Justice Jackson working on a memoir, titled ‘Lovely One’
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is working on a memoir. Jackson, the first Black woman appointed to the court, is calling the book “Lovely One.”
Biden toughens border, offers legal path for 30,000 a month
President Joe Biden said Thursday the U.S. would immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the border from Mexico illegally, his boldest move yet to confront the arrivals of migrants that have spiraled since he took office.
Claflin takes over as managing partner of Plews Shadley from South Bend
Attorney Jeff Claflin has been elected managing partner of Plews Shadley Racher & Braun, marking the first time a member of the firm’s South Bend office will fill the top leadership position.
Court orders AG Rokita to release report on former job in private sector
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita will have to make public the government’s advisory opinion on his former employment with Apex Benefits after a trial court rejected his argument that the document is confidential.
Dinsmore merges with San Diego firm, elects new managing partner
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, which has three Indiana offices, started the new year with a merger with Mulvaney Barry Beatty Linn & Mayers LLP in San Diego, along with a new chair.
IN Supreme Court increases senior judge service days baseline for 2023
The Indiana Supreme Court has raised the baseline for senior judge service days in 2023 to 20 — a five-day increase compared to the previous year.
Court ruling favors permit for Spencer Co. coal-to-diesel plant project
The Marion Superior Court has affirmed an earlier ruling from the Indiana Office of Environmental Adjudication regarding the issuance of an air permit by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management for Delaware-based Riverview Energy Corp.
Indianapolis dermatologist pleads guilty to understating taxes
An Indianapolis physician has pleaded guilty to understating his taxes by about $361,000 over a four-year period, a felony.
Owners of store that sold baby clothes for adults sue Noblesville officials
The owners of a Noblesville business that sold baby clothes for adults before being shut down last summer have filed a federal suit against the city’s planning director and members of the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals.
Report: Former DWD employee filed more than $34K in fraudulent unemployment claims
A former employee with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development allegedly filed more than $34,000 in fraudulent unemployment claims for herself and her husband and now faces felony charges for theft, perjury and official misconduct.
US settles with Mexican man arrested despite DACA status
A Mexican man who was arrested by U.S. immigration agents in 2017 will be allowed to remain in the country for at least the next four years under a settlement with the Justice Department.
Justices reinstate Vectren’s ‘instantaneous netting’ method for crediting excess energy production
The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Vectren energy, finding it followed state law when it changed its method of determining the credit its customers receive when producing excess solar and wind energy.
In budget request, Holcomb doubles down on economic development strategy
Hoping to capitalize on a record-breaking year of $22.2 billion in committed capital investment, Gov. Eric Holcomb laid out an economic development agenda Wednesday that includes increased funding to buy land, close deals and improve the state’s workforce while attracting more jobs and employers to Indiana.
CJ Roberts issues 2022 year-end report
In his 2022 review, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts brought attention to the rising number of threats against judicial officers and their families before detailing how the number of federal cases filed are declining nationwide.
Final defendant sentenced in Muncie public corruption case
The final defendant has been sentenced in a corruption case against former Muncie officials that began with a tip to the FBI in 2015.