ISBA moving headquarters to Capital Center in downtown Indy
After 16 years of operating out of the Regions Tower in downtown Indianapolis, the Indiana State Bar Association headquarters is moving.
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Senate committee advances bill giving intervention rights to ‘kinship caregivers’
The Indiana Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 410 on Wednesday, a measure designed to give “kinship caregivers” the right to intervene in termination of parental rights cases.
Indiana lawmakers advance bill targeting K-12 curriculum
Indiana lawmakers are moving forward with a series of contentious Republican-backed bills that they say would increase transparency of K-12 school curricula and restrict students from accessing “harmful materials” at libraries.
Judge rejects home detention for South Bend school stabbing suspect
A 15-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed a classmate in a South Bend high school’s restroom will remain in custody as he awaits trial, a judge has ruled.
Democrats seek swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court seat
Senate Democrats who have played defense for the last three Supreme Court vacancies plan to move swiftly to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, using the rapid 2020 confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett as a new standard.
At least 3 judges eyed as Biden mulls Supreme Court pick
President Joe Biden is eyeing at least three judges for an expected vacancy on the Supreme Court as he prepares to quickly deliver on his campaign pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the nation’s highest court, according to aides and allies.
Crime bill package passes Senate
A package of five bills focused on reducing violent crime, particularly in Marion County, all passed the Indiana Senate on Wednesday.
COA partially reverses for defendant in fees and costs dispute
A Bloomfield woman has secured a partial reversal from the Court of Appeals of Indiana on the assessment of her fees and costs for her crime of failing to comply with compulsory school attendance law.
New report shows Indiana’s civic health improving but chronic problems remain
After offering recommendations to improve the state’s civic health in 2019, the Indiana Bar Foundation and its partners recently took an assessment and found Hoosiers are excelling at improving civic education but continuing to stumble at increasing voter turnout.
AP sources: Justice Breyer to retire; Biden to fill vacancy
Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court, two sources told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
COA upholds denial of guardianship petition filed by child’s de facto guardians
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed the denial of a couple’s petition for guardianship of a child for whom they served as de facto custodians, finding that guardianship was not in the child’s best interests.
False-statement conviction vacated for double jeopardy after woman falsified form to recover grandfather’s handgun
A woman who provided false information on a document to recover a handgun she had pawned was wrongly convicted on double jeopardy grounds, according to the Court of Appeals of Indiana. However, one of the woman’s two felony convictions will not be vacated.
Ice Miller, co-defendants argue whistleblower complaint fails to show wrongdoing
Indianapolis-based law firm Ice Miller LLP and the banks listed as defendants in the whistleblower lawsuit brought by the former general counsel of the Indiana Treasurer’s Office have filed a motion asking the Marion Superior Court to dismiss the case on the grounds that the complaint does not show they knowingly and intentionally made false or fraudulent claims.
Students’ challenge to IU vaccine mandate dismissed after lone plaintiff with standing withdraws from school
A challenge to Indiana University’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate has been dismissed as moot after the final plaintiff who was not granted a vaccine exemption from IU withdrew from the school.
GOP bill would tighten limits on Indiana mail-in voting
Democrats and voting rights activists are objecting to a Republican-backed proposal that would require Indiana voters who request mail-in ballots to swear under possible penalty of perjury that they won’t be able to vote in person at any time during the 28 days before Election Day.
Family of suspect in northern Indiana school stabbing seeks home detention
The family of a 15-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed a classmate in a South Bend high school’s restroom wants him placed on home detention while he awaits trial.
Biden administration officially withdraws vaccine rule
The Biden administration has officially withdrawn a rule that would have required workers at big companies to get vaccinated or face regular COVID testing requirements.
Michigan settlement lets faith agencies deny LGBT adoptions
Faith-based adoption agencies that contract with the state of Michigan can refuse to place children with same-sex couples under a proposed settlement filed in federal court Tuesday, months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for a Catholic charity in a similar case.
Defendant wins exclusion of breath-test results in traffic infraction case
A man who sought to suppress evidence of his alcohol concentration equivalent during prosecution for a traffic infraction has secured a reversal from the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
COA affirms expungement denial following remand from Supreme Court
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed the denial of a man’s expungement petition for a violent burglary he took part in two decades ago following a remand from the Indiana Supreme Court.