Marion Co. Judicial Selection Committee to interview 25 applicants next week for Carlisle, Eichholtz vacancies
The Marion County Judicial Selection Committee will interview 25 applicants next week for two open positions on the Marion Superior Court.
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Judges pro tem appointed, removed after trial judges join COA
The Indiana Supreme Court has appointed one senior judge and released another from judge pro tempore service following the appointment of the two newest judges of the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
Old National Bank sues over failed software
Old National Bank is suing financial technology firm Backbase over what Indiana’s largest homegrown bank is describing as Backbase’s “unmitigated failure” to fulfill $18 million in software contracts for a Chicago bank Old National has acquired.
Police: Heroic actions kept Evansville Walmart shooter from doing more harm
Police in Indiana said Friday that heroic actions by an Evansville Walmart employee and law enforcement officers kept a gunman who shot and injured one female employee from doing more harm.
FBI searched Biden home, found items marked classified
The FBI searched President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, on Friday and located additional documents with classified markings and also took possession of some of his handwritten notes, the president’s lawyer said Saturday.
Alex Murdaugh goes on trial in 2021 killings of wife, son
Lawyers expect jury selection to last several days before testimony begins in the trial of disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh.
Prosecutor suspended by DeSantis loses bid to get job back
A federal judge ruled Friday that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the First Amendment and the Florida Constitution by removing an elected state prosecutor but that the federal courts lack the power to reinstate him.
IN justices to review child molesting, property damage cases
The Indiana Supreme Court has agreed to review a “he said, she said” child molestation case that presented an issue of first impression and a dispute between a town government and two residents whose property was flooded.
‘Abusive’ litigant who threatened judge loses speedy trial appeal
An “abusive” pro se litigant convicted of intimidation after sending threatening letters to a judge has failed to get his conviction overturned on speedy trial grounds.
Notre Dame Law co-sponsoring fellowship to combine practice of law with Christian faith
Notre Dame Law School announced last week a new fellowship for early-career attorneys interested in incorporating the Christian faith into the practice of law.
COA affirms for developer in Fort Wayne construction dispute
A subcontractor that sued a developer for breach of contract regarding payment after it completed the first phase of a construction project in Fort Wayne will not get relief from the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
3 active-duty Marines charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot, including 1 Hoosier
A Marine from Indiana who said he was waiting for “Civil war 2” and two other active-duty members of the military have been charged with participating in the riot at the U.S. Capitol, authorities said in newly filed court papers.
Marion Co. judge sets bond for man after child seen waving gun
An Indiana man whose neighbors saw his 4-year-old child point a loaded handgun at them outside their apartment appeared in court Thursday, where a judge entered not-guilty pleas to three felony charges.
Police: Indiana shooter killed after injuring 1 at Evansville Walmart
A 25-year-old man opened fire at a Walmart store in Indiana where he once worked, wounding at least one person before officers fatally shot him, authorities said Friday.
Supreme Court leak report findings: Lax security, loose lips
Eight months, 126 formal interviews and a 23-page report later, the Supreme Court said it has failed to discover who leaked a draft of the court’s opinion overturning abortion rights.
Feds to investigate nursing home abuse of antipsychotics
The federal government says it will begin a targeted crackdown on nursing homes’ abuse of antipsychotic drugs and misdiagnoses of schizophrenia in patients.
Florida judge fines Trump, lawyer for ‘frivolous’ lawsuit
A Florida Judge sanctioned former President Donald Trump and one of his attorneys Thursday, ordering them to pay nearly $1 million for filing what he said was a bogus lawsuit against Trump’s 2016 rival Hillary Clinton and others.
Bill to give caregivers representation in CHINS cases passes IN Senate committee
The Indiana Senate Judiciary Committee amended and passed a bill unanimously Wednesday afternoon that would entitle caregivers to legal representation in children in need of services cases.
COA splits, reverses for family in eminent domain dispute
A split Court of Appeals of Indiana has reversed for a family in an eminent domain dispute, concluding the town that acquired their property must adhere to Indiana Code and pay them 150% of the fair market value of the property.
Near-total abortion ban goes before IN justices for procedural, constitutional questions
Little more than six months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Indiana’s high court heard arguments Thursday in the case challenging the near-total abortion ban enacted in the state after the federal justices ended the federal right to an abortion.