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IndyBar: Sips, Sunshine, and Success: WLD’s Summer Celebration of Women in Law
The Indianapolis Bar Association’s Women and the Law Division is set to host its much-anticipated Summer Reception.
IndyBar: IndyBar Foundation Grants $35,000 to Exodus Refugee through their Community Empowerment Grant
The foundation received 24 applications from various community nonprofits, government agencies, and more this spring.
DeMotte building companies ordered to pay more than $400K after default judgment order
An Allen County judge has ordered a family-owned lumber yard and its sister company to pay more than $400,000 to Ambassador Supply LLC, a Fort Wayne-based building industry investment and management company.
Some court-appointed attorneys won’t get paid until October due to federal funding gap
A program that pays court-appointed private attorneys to represent federal criminal defendants has run out of money, meaning the attorneys representing these clients won’t get paid until October, according to a press release from the United States Courts.
Indianapolis liquor stores lose permits after accusations of forged documents
The Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission accuses the owner of liquor stores in the Butler-Tarkington and Arlington Woods neighborhoods of forging documents required for alcoholic beverage permits.
Immigration agents demand tenant information from landlords, stirring questions and confusion
Immigration authorities are demanding that landlords turn over leases, rental applications, forwarding addresses, identification cards and other information on their tenants, a sign that the Trump administration is targeting them to assist in its drive for mass deportations.
United States imposes 17% duty on Mexican tomatoes
The U.S. government said Monday it is immediately placing a 17% duty on most fresh Mexican tomatoes after negotiations ended without an agreement to avert the tariff.
Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees
The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track—and to go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees.
Trump urged supporters to see conspiracies everywhere. With Epstein, that’s coming back to haunt him
Last week, the Justice Department and the FBI abruptly walked back the notion that there’s an Epstein client list of elites who participated in the wealthy New York financier’s trafficking of underage girls.
Four candidates to be interviewed for Allen Superior Court vacancy
The Allen County Judicial Nomination Commission will interview four applicants this month to fill an approaching vacancy on the Allen Superior Court in the Family Division.
IndyBar gives $35,000 to Exodus Refugee for immigration assistance
The Indianapolis Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Indianapolis Bar Association, recently gave $35,000 to Exodus Refugee, a nonprofit organization which supports refugees’ legal needs when coming to Indiana, the foundation announced in a press release.
Fort Wayne man gets 16+ years in prison for drug trafficking
A Fort Wayne man faces more than 16 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to several drug trafficking-related charges.
Congress, state lawmakers move to juice aviation biofuel production
Congress’ passage of President Donald Trump’s spending and tax cuts bill this month could help grow the market for sustainable aviation fuel.
A Senate vote this week will test the popularity of DOGE spending cuts
Senate Republicans will test the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts this week by aiming to pass President Donald Trump’s request to claw back $9.4 billion in public media and foreign aid spending.
Nursing homes struggle with Trump’s immigration crackdown
Nursing homes already struggling to recruit staff are now grappling with President Donald Trump’s attack on one of their few reliable sources of workers: immigration.
U.S. District Court in Southern Indiana names Sweeney as new chief judge
The United States District Court in Southern Indiana has named James Sweeney II as the court’s new chief judge. Sweeney succeeds Judge Tanya Walton Pratt, who has served in the position since March 2021.
Former Noble County athletic director suing school district, officials for alleged Garrity rights violation
A former Noble County athletic director previously charged with theft and official misconduct is now suing members of the school district for allegedly failed to notify him of his Garrity rights—a protection for public employees from self-incrimination during internal investigations.
Former WISH-TV chief meteorologist sues broadcasting company over noncompete agreement
Indianapolis broadcast station WISH-TV’s former chief meteorologist is suing the station’s broadcasting company over a noncompete agreement that she claims is preventing her from accepting new job opportunities.
Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration
Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyers filed a claim for $20 million in damages against the Trump administration, alleging Khalil was falsely imprisoned, maliciously prosecuted and smeared as an antisemite as the government sought to deport him over his prominent role in campus protests.