Supreme Court’s top cases for new term, new Justice Jackson
The U.S. Supreme Court opens its new term Monday, hearing arguments for the first time after a summer break and with new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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GOP states sue Biden administration over student loan plan
Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration in an effort to halt its plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans, accusing it of overstepping its executive powers.
Court rules in favor of Archdiocese in discrimination dispute with second Roncalli teacher fired for same-sex marriage
The Indiana Southern District Court has tossed the final discrimination lawsuit brought by a former Roncalli High School guidance counselor against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
IPAS appeals after district court denies motion seeking plan for faster competency restoration services
A federal court has denied a motion that would have required Indiana to reduce the time criminal defendants who are found incompetent wait to receive competency restoration services, ruling the jails’ treatment for the mentally ill is “minimally adequate.”
2nd time around, COA affirms modification of custody in father’s favor
After overturning a previous modification order because the mother was unrepresented, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed the trial court’s second order giving the father primary custody of his two girls.
COA remands after finding teacher’s aide’s 6th Amendment rights violated in child molesting case
A former teacher’s assistant sentenced to more than 40 years on child molesting charges could win a partial resentencing after she presented an issue of first impression to the Court of Appeals of Indiana, which held her Sixth Amendment rights were violated.
Indiana legal profession marks 25 years of ICLEO
On Thursday, dozens of Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity fellows from the last quarter-century met in Indianapolis to celebrate 25 years of the program.
Second round of COA interviews for Molter vacancy scheduled for Oct. 12
A second round of interviews for the group of finalists vying for an opening on the Court of Appeals of Indiana has been scheduled for Oct. 12.
Next DOC commissioner named as Carter joins Taft Law
Indiana Department of Correction Deputy Commissioner Christina Reagle has been promoted to the top post. That comes after current DOC Commissioner Rob Carter announced he is stepping down to take a position with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP.
US high court asked to undo Indiana Lake Michigan ruling
Three property owners with land along northwest Indiana’s Lake Michigan shoreline have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to undo a 2018 ruling by Indiana’s high court that declared the shoreline is owned by the state for the public’s enjoyment.
Former US Rep. Mark Souder dead at 72 after cancer battle
Mark Souder, a Republican who represented northeastern Indiana in Congress for more than 15 years, has died. He was 72.
Justice Jackson makes Supreme Court debut in brief ceremony
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made her first appearance on the Supreme Court bench in a brief courtroom ceremony Friday, three days before the start of the high court’s new term.
1/6 chairman: Ginni Thomas reiterates election fraud claims
Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, stood by the claim that the 2020 election was fraudulent during an interview Thursday with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, the panel’s chairman said.
COA finds utility company met TDSIC requirements
An attempt to short circuit the state’s approval of a power company’s plan to upgrade the system and increase rates through the TDIC mechanism was disrupted when the Court of Appeals of Indiana found the plan and the state regulators were grounded in statute.
COA: Officers didn’t violate motorcyclist’s Fourth Amendment rights during stop
A southern Indiana man who argued police conducted an illegal search and arrest on him because they were looking for a different man with a warrant couldn’t convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana his resisting law enforcement and drug possession charges should be dropped.
7th Circuit: Inmate found ‘too late’ in substituting placeholders with real names should have chance to amend some claims
An inmate who filed a suit against more than a dozen individuals using placeholders should have the chance to amend his claims against some of them, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
Federal judge: Absentee voters with print disabilities can choose individual helping them
Ahead of early voting for the November general election, an Indiana federal judge has ordered that voters with print disabilities can choose who will assist them in marking their paper absentee ballots.
Split ABA ethics committee issues guidance on self-represented attorneys
A divided American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released a formal opinion Wednesday seeking to clarify the interpretation of a model rule about self-represented lawyers’ communications with represented parties in a case.
Indiana well-positioned to legalize iGaming, state study says
Should Indiana legalize internet casino gambling, better known as iGaming, its introduction would be a “relatively smooth process,” bringing hundreds of millions in tax revenue, according to 103-page Indiana Gaming Commission report released Tuesday.
Regions Bank to refund $141M for illegal overdraft fees
Regions Bank for a second time in a decade was found charging illegal overdraft fees, the government said Wednesday, in a settlement that will require the bank to repay $141 million to customers and pay an additional $50 million in fees.